Arnall also says, in a press release commissioned by Wall's ice cream, that he has calculated the happiest day of the yearâin 2005, 24 June, in 2006, 23 June, in 2008, 20 June in 2009, 19 June, and in 2010, 18 June. So far, this date has fallen close to Midsummer in the Northern Hemisphere (June 21 to 24).
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