Super Sunday
The Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams will square off in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, Feb. 13--yes the very day before Valentine's Day.
Important Super Bowl facts to know:
The game will be played in California at SoFi Stadium, the home field for both the Rams and the Los Angeles (formerly San Diego) Chargers.
What the heck is a Sofi? It's the name of a bank.
Kickoff is at 6:30 p.m. Television broadcast: NBC.
And about those Roman numerals: This is Super Bowl LVI. What's LVI? The answer is 56. L equals fifty. V equals five. and I equals one.
Run into this problem again, click here for a handy Roman numeral converter.
Other February Milestones, Events, and Notes
Black History Month is celebrated in February. It is also the month in which both Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglas (Feb. 14) were born.
February is also National Goat Yoga Month, the celebration of combining goats and exercise (for real).
Groundhog Day is Feb. 2. If the groundhog sees his shadow in Punxsutawney, PA., we'll have six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, we'll have six more weeks of winter. Go figure.
Feb. 2 is also college football national signing day. It marks the earliest a high school prospect can commit to a college team and is widely followed in the media.
The Winter Olympics begins Feb. 4 in Beijing and continues until Feb. 20 amid tight restrictions on attendance due to the pandemic.
Facebook was launched 18 years ago on Feb. 4, 2004. The site currently has 2.8 billion active monthly users.
Dayton 500, NASCAR's biggest and richest race, takes place at the Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 20.
President's Day is Feb. 21, marking the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, neither of whom was born on this date.
Florida was acquired by the United States from Spain on Feb. 22, 1819. Shortly thereafter, we can imagine, a Florida Man told a friend, "Hold my mead," and attempted to swim across an alligator-filled pond.
The 94th annual Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 27 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. It will be televised live on ABC.
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month is celebrated in February. It was originated by the Illinois Food Retailers Association. And has been vigorously enforced by Florida vigilante Mister Manners.
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