A Day Isn’t Actually 24 Hours And Other Weird Solstice Facts

Those of us brave souls who inhabit America’s northern climes know that it’s not the cold that brings on the winter blues. You go to work and it's dark. You leave work and it’s dark. The sun? What's that?Indeed, as I post this at 3:30 p.m., the sun is already nearing the horizon. The sky above is dark. Today — the Winter Solstice — the sun will set at 4:20 p.m. here in Milwaukee.But that’s actually pretty weird. It’s the shortest day of the year, yet the