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[–] gamers_Mate@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Adding onto this twins born near midnight around 1999 to 2000 could be born in different milleniums.

[–] MoonlitKnight@lemmy.fmhy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Actually, this millennium began 2001.

[–] m15otw@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That’s why we have ISO 8601.

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Seems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.

[–] gamers_Mate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html

[–] AberrantJ@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.

[–] gamers_Mate@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nice I did not know the fresh prince made an album called Willenium.