Fun Facts Spring !!top!! May 2026

A popular internet myth claims that only on the spring equinox can you balance a raw egg on its end. In reality, this is physically possible any day of the year due to the internal friction and shape of the eggshell. The myth originated in 1945 when a Life magazine reporter wrote about a Chinese custom of standing eggs on the first day of spring. Nonetheless, the fun fact persists as a popular springtime classroom experiment.

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While many use March 1st as the start of meteorological spring, the astronomical beginning is the Vernal Equinox (around March 20-21 in the Northern Hemisphere). The word “equinox” comes from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). On this day, the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, theoretically granting nearly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness globally. However, due to atmospheric refraction (the bending of sunlight), we actually get a few extra minutes of daylight. fun facts spring

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