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Waxing Gibbous
98% of full

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Six more weeks of winter? Find out now! - February 1st, 2012

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The person who knows everything has the most to learn.
February 1st, 2012
Six More Weeks?

Don't ask this guy. We've got the answer! Read our forecast for the next six weeks.

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Video: Inside Groundhog Day
Farmers' Almanac Recipe Organizer
Video: Inside Groundhog DayThe Farmers' Almanac TV crew visits Gobbler's Knob to meet the main marmot himself.
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Feeling Run Down? Hibernate! Feeling Run Down? Hibernate! The groundhog hibernates in the wintertime, so why not you?
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Super Sunday Snacks: Beyond Chips and Wings Super Sunday Snacks: Beyond Chips and Wings Try something new this Super Bowl Sunday with these sensational snacks!
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Looking Up: A Stargazer's Guide to February Looking Up: A Stargazer's Guide to February Find out what's going on in the night sky over the next month!
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Helpful Hint
Helpful Hint Greasy hands? Sprinkle a little sugar into your palms while washing.
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Current Moon Phase
Waxing Gibbous Moon, 61% of Full Waxing Gibbous
61% of Full
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Today's Best Day Tasks

Cut Firewood, Cut Hair to Increase Growth, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes, Wax Floors, Paint, Get Married, Advertise to Sell, Buy Clothes
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Gardening Tasks

February 1st - February 1st
Fine For Planting Beans, Peppers, Cucumbers, Melons And Other Aboveground Crops, Where Climate Is Suitable.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.

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