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It's actually more complicated than most people realize! The original Roman calendar was based on moon cycles (about 29.5 days). When King Numa Pompilius added January and February, the calendar needed to total 355 days to match the lunar year. Since the Romans thought even numbers were bad luck, most months got 29 or 31 days. February, being the last month and dedicated to underworld gods, got the leftover 28 days - the only even-numbered month. The fascinating part is that February was originally even shorter - it had 23 or 24 days with a variable month added periodically! The History Channel has a good article on this if you want more details.

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