BANNERS: International BATH Day! | June 14 (#InternationalBathDay)

So when was the last time you had a bath? Usually one has no time. Well, today is the day to have that bath! International Bath Day is also a time to learn and discover because this unofficial holiday, celebrated every year on June 14, was inspired by the Greek Scientist, Archimedes.  #InternationalBathDay

It's time for little scientists to learn and discover things using bath toys or simple objects.

Legend has it that the Greek mathematician, scientist and scholar, Archimedes, made a great discovery on this day. While taking a bath, he saw that an object’s volume could be accurately measured by being submerged in water. Unable to contain his excitement, he jumped out of the bathtub, and ran through the streets of Syracuse, Greece while shouting, “Eureka! Eureka!”

Archimedes’ exact date of birth is not known, only the year (287BC) so the day chosen to commemorate is the day that he leapt out of the bath tub, June 14th.

Happy International Bath Day!


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