In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

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Titera's Tidbit: Geek
In the closed language of carnival workers, a "geek" was someone who performed bizarre and memorable acts - something along the lines of driving a needle through both cheeks. Somehow the term mutated over the years to mean someone capable of understanding how a computer or bit of software works, with the result that "geek" is now used as a compliment.

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