June 22nd 2014 - September 21st 2014

Summer is the warmest of all four seasons. The word Summer comes from the Old English term sumor, meaning fertility, strength, and warmth. Daylight hours are longest during the summer; nighttime hours are the shortest. Summer often brings holidays - it is the most popular season for people to take work holidays.

Interesting Facts about Summer

• There's a reason that not as many popular tv shows air during the summer: it was thought that people were generally outdoors during the summer and would not be watching tv. This pattern gradually began changing starting in 1991, when a summer special of 90210 aired.
• The very first Summer Olympics took place in Greece over two thousand years ago.
• Hurricane season officially begins during this season (June).
• During 1816 in an extremely rare summer, the United States experienced cold weather and snowfall due to a volcanic eruption in another country.
• The frisbee was invented by a pie maker named Mr. Frisbee.
• The month of June was named after a Roman goddess named Juno (also known as Hera).
• The most popular fruit consumed during summer is the watermelon.

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