>>Because I am a relentless pursuer of useless information...
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>>http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/2488
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>>But, I found this excerpt interesting:
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>>"Except for the Sabbath, Jews simply number their week days.
>>A related method is partially used in Portuguese and Russian."
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>>I never knew that. They have no names for days other than Sunday?
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>Well our days are simply named after Saxon and pagan gods, each with the suffix "day". NY et al name their avenues with numbers. No big surprise then.

Looks like I was the only one to think it odd then. Thanks.