OMG-and-mind-blowing-fact #6

This October has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays, which happens quite frequently (NOT every 823 years!).

This rumor has been all over the Internet recently, and we here at OMG-Facts would like to set the record straight. We've actually covered this before but this zombie "fact" will just not die. 

There are only 7 possible days on which a year can begin. The number of potential calendars doubles when you factor in leap years, but that is it – there are only 14 different calendar variations to choose from. Does it really seem possible that one of these 14 would cycle every 823 years?? 

In reality the 2010 calendar is identical to that of 1999. 1971 and 2004 also had the same October calendar, as will 2032! 

Thanks to GeekoSystem for explaining exactly why this "fact" makes no sense, and for providing evidence of past and future Octobers with exactly the same number of Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Source: http://omg-facts.com/