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I can never remember it. I use the much less helpful method of knowing Julius and Augustus Caesar were megalomaniacs, so they have 31 days. February is special, and that just leaves 9 months of guessing.


That's actually not a bad place to start. If you know that months alternate 31 and less-than-31 days, then:

- working backwards from July you get May, March, and January have 31 days; -

- working forwards from August you get October and December have 31 days

Now you just have to remember that February is special.


Thanks. I feel like someone taught this to me when I originally learned the "Caesar must be best" method, but I lost the useful bit over time. Let's see how long it lasts this time!




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