Facebook Is Not Closing For Maintenance Feb. 29 To 31: Care To Guess Why?

Facebook users, repeat after us: “30 days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, excepting February alone, and that has 28 days clear, and 29 in each leap year.” Keep that traditional limerick in mind if you receive a message on the social network saying that Facebook will be closed for maintenance from Feb. 29 through 31.

Facebook users, repeat after us: “30 days hath September, April, June, and November. All the rest have 31, excepting February alone, and that has 28 days clear, and 29 in each leap year.” Keep that traditional limerick in mind if you receive a message on the social network saying that Facebook will be closed for maintenance from Feb. 29 through 31.

Sophos’ Naked Security blog reported that messages have been spreading over the social network claiming that it will be shut down during those nonexistent days, and unobservant users have been sharing them as fact.

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