16 Top Facts this 2016

See the Top 16 most interesting facts about 2016 this year!

1. 2016 is a leap year starting on Friday, January 1st, so we’ll have an extra day on February 29th.

2. These 2016 dates will all fall on a Monday: 4/4, 6/6, 8/8, 10/10, and 12/12.

3. The 2016 calendar is exactly the same as the 1994 calendar with days and dates, including festivals.

4. Chinese New Year is on Monday, February 8th, and it will bring about the Year of the Red Fire Monkey…if this is your sign, then you’re likely curious!

5. El Nino is expected to cause more havoc to the world weather pattern during spring 2016 and expected to be one of the strongest on record.

6. Independence Day, July 4th, will have NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrive at Mars.

7. When filing your taxes in 2016, you have until Monday, April 18th instead of the typical 15th…since April 15 falls on a Friday and it’s a holiday in Washington, D.C, you have a few more days to file!

8. There might be the 1st ever woman elected for the top job at the United Nations as well as the United States.


9. Mother Teresa might be changing her name to Saint Teresa in fall 0f 2016 during the Roman Catholic Church’s Holy Year of Mercy.

10. Britain could bolt the European Union in June as voters decide whether or not to stay allied with the 28-country coalition

11. The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from August 5th – 21st.

12. Which movie released in 2016 will be the biggest blockbuster of the year? There are always plenty of sequels and comic book movies that could be #1: Batman vs. Superman, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Finding Dory, Suicide Squad, Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story are all vying for the top spot.

13. A 3rd set of locks at the Panama Canal will handle ships almost 3 times the size of the ones now come April 2016.

14. 2016 has been designated as the International Year of Pulses by the UN General Assembly (pulse is an annual legume crop).

15. The year of legal pot? Canada and Mexico are expected to vote on the issue for using pot recreationally, with the new Canadian prime minister pledging to make it legal.  Australia and South Africa are also leaning toward legal pot laws, and California will vote on the issue in November which already allows commercial pot sales.