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xkcd #3202: Groundhog Day Meaning

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Originally, the ceremony used a variety of rodents and mustelids, but over time most people agreed it made sense to standardize on a specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3202/

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[–] MBech@feddit.dk 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why do you think they named the movie and holiday "Groundhog Day"? From the rodents waking up from a months long coma? That'd be silly. It has always been about time loop.