FACTS ABOUT TUESDAY

Top 10 facts about Tuesday

THE actress Tuesday Weld is 70 years old today and today is Tuesday, so let’s have some Tuesday facts.

Tuesday Weld with Elvis Presley in 1961 on the set of Wild In The Country

1. The day of the week Tuesday is named after Tiw, the Norse god of single combat, victory and glory.

2. Tiw is associated with Mars, the Roman god of war, which is why the day is Mardi in French, Martes in Spanish and Martedi in Italian.

3. Tuesday Weld was born Susan Ker Weld. She was called “Tu-Tu” by a young cousin who could not say “Susan”. She legally changed her name to “Tuesday” in 1959 as an expanded form of Tu-Tu.

4. Californians have barbecues less often on Tuesday than any other day of the week.

5. Under the rules of the Gregorian calendar, Christmas Eve falls less often on a Tuesday than any other day of the week…

He respects Owl, because you can’t help respecting anybody who can spell Tuesday even if he doesn’t spell it right

He respects Owl, because you can’t help respecting anybody who can spell Tuesday even if he doesn’t spell it right AA Milne

6. …but Christmas Day is more often on a Tuesday than any other day except Thursday.

7. Research has shown that in Somerset between 1640 and 1659, fewer seductions took place on a Tuesday than any other day of the week.

8. Tuesday Weld was born on a Friday.

9. “He respects Owl, because you can’t help respecting anybody who can spell Tuesday even if he doesn’t spell it right” (AA Milne).

10. According to a survey in 2002, Tuesday is the most productive day of the week in the workplace.