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because the date is 06-06-06, or the equivalent of the number of the beast you have hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia(I so want this to be whipped out in a spelling bee, "Uh, can you use it in a sentence?"). This is a fear of the number 666 and it's derivatives. While the number has in popular culture and low Christian folklore become commonly associated with Satan, many biblical scholars believe this interpretation is incorrect. They believe it's a reference to a Roman emperor who persecuted Christian's, thought to be Domitian or the better known Nero. Considering that both of these emperor's spent time feeding Christian's to lions and what not, it's not surprising that early Christians might have felt that this behavior toward them could appropriately be described as beastly.

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