Happy 7515th Birthday, Earth!

I found this out at On Deadline: According to the Byzantine Empire, the world was created on September 1st, 5509 BC. Making today the birthday of our planet! How they came to this conclusion I don't think I'll ever understand, but it's an incredible holiday to think about. Just when was the planet created? Historians, genealogist and theologians have been scouring science and religion for centuries, trying to narrow the age down to the exact date and year. And yet, most societies cannot bring themselves to agree with each other on just how old earth is.

According to Wikipedia, various dates of creation include:

• August 11, or, August 13, 3114 BC, according to the Mayans.
• September 25, or, March 29, 3760 BC, according to Judaism.
• October 23, 4004 BC, according to many Young Earth Creationists.
• September 1, 5509, BC, according to the Byzantine Empire.
• September 1, 5509, BC, according to the Eastern Orthodox Church calender.

Of course, if you subscribe to the Big Bang theory, then the earth is approximately 13.7 ± 0.2 billion years old.