Strange but True: Groundhog Day: Real or farce?
Q. Why might an astronomer regard Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 as a rather farcical U.S. tradition?
A. The event often revolves around one particular Pennsylvania groundhog emerging from its burrow to look for its shadow cast by the rising Sun. If the spokesrodent sees it, this triggers Earth's northern hemisphere to produce six more weeks of winter, says astronomer Bob Berman in “Strange Universe.” But th...
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