Notes • June 25, 2025by johnataylor on TwosFun Facts—Wednesday Edition: According to a survey, bosses are most receptive to requests from their employees on a Wednesday. Wednesday is a name often used for fictional characters, and it is frequently used by English football clubs. In Japanese, the word for Wednesday (sui youbi) means “water day,” as it is associated with the planet Mercury (suisei), which means “water star.” The British football team (that’s soccer if you’re American) “Sheffield Wednesday” started as The Wednesday Cricket Club in 1820. Wednesday is known as “hump day” in America because it is the middle of the working week and the hump you must get over to make it to Friday. In the Thai Solar Calendar, the color associated with Wednesday is green. On Wednesday, May 10, 1797, the first U.S. Navy Ship, the “United States,” was launched. The phrase Wednesday Wisdom refers to the sharing of inspirational quotes/knowledge on social media.