Everyone knows that both Christmas day and New Year's day always fall on the same day of the week. However, in 1939, the year of the outbreak of World War II, Christmas fell on a Monday, and New Year's day fell on a Sunday. Why?
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The Answer:
WITHIN any given year, both days ALWAYS fall on different days of the year.
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