Atlantic Trivia: The Weekend

Happy almost-weekend to those who celebrate (which, until relatively recently, wasn’t many).

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From a story (opens in new tab) by Witold Rybczynski

The seven-day week originated 4,000 years ago with what civilization (where Jews might have also picked up the idea during their sixth-century B.C.E. exile)?

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Imagine weekends spent in the Hanging Gardens.

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