Ok, speaking of Octo-mom, the prefix oct means eight. Octuplets is eight babies. Septuplets is seven babies. Then why is October the tenth month of the year, and September the ninth month?
Answer: October is not the eighth month because the ancient Romans inserted two months in the middle of the year to correct the calendar. This is what is now known as the Julian calendar. Why? Because July (for Julius Caesar) and August (for Augustus Caesar) were added between June and September. Sept from 7th, Oct from 8th, Nov from 9th and Dec from 10th each got moved forward two places.
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