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FRIDAY, JUNE 09, 2023
Geeks around the world celebrated PalindromDay 02/02/2020

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TBS Report
03 February, 2020, 10:45 am
Last modified: 03 February, 2020, 10:56 am

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Geeks around the world celebrated PalindromDay 02/02/2020

While palindrome days come and go - 20/02/2002 is another example - this one is special

TBS Report
03 February, 2020, 10:45 am
Last modified: 03 February, 2020, 10:56 am
This palindrome day coincides with another key event - Groundhog Day in the US. Photo:EPA via BBC
This palindrome day coincides with another key event - Groundhog Day in the US. Photo:EPA via BBC

Math geeks around the world celebrated a day which is so rare that it only happens in their lifetime, if they are very, very young.

The day is called palindrome day, when the date reads the same way back to front; in this case- 02/02/20202, BBC reported.

But while palindrome days come and go - 20/02/2002 is another example - this one is special.

Unlike the date in 2002, this one reads the same in the US, where dates are written as month-day-year instead of day-month-year as in much of the rest of the world.

It also works for China and a handful of other countries which put the year first.

What is a palindrome?

The last time a palindrome like this happened was 11 November 1111. (Which is really beside the point, because no-one was using our current dating systems in those days anyway.)

In that year:

  • Crusaders led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem were fighting the Turks in what is now northern Syria
  • Henry I, fourth son of William the Conqueror, was king of England
  • Afonso I, founder of the kingdom of Portugal, was born

We don't have to wait quite so long for the next international palindrome day, though - it's 12 December 2121. Who knows? Some of us may even live to see it.

Okay as well as 02/02/2020 being #PalindromeDay I've just found out it's the 33rd day of the year with 333 days to go and that makes me a very happy maths boy indeed ?

— Harry Baker (@harrybakerpoet) February 2, 2020

Those who are super-engaged with dates and numbers will have pointed out another anomaly.

Sunday 2 February is number 33 in days of the year - 33 being another palindrome. And as this is a leap year, it's also 333 days from the end of the year - a third palindrome.

Happy #PalindromeDay (02/02/2020)! It's also the 33rd day of the year with 333 days until the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/jK6w79YwJi— Debbie Ridpath Ohi (@inkyelbows) February 2, 2020

Meanwhile, many social media users have been pointing out that this palindrome day coincides with another major event in the North American calendar.

As the dawn came up over the US state of Pennsylvania, the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted an early spring.

Happy Groundhog...PalindromeDay!

Things do seem to keep repeating...

02/02/2020#GroundhogDay#PalindromeDay#GroundhogPalindromeDay https://t.co/xk3RJLumEp— Webby (@WeavervilleWeb) February 2, 2020

International palindrome dates:

  • 01/01/1010
  • 11/11/1111
  • 02/02/2020
  • 12/12/2121
  • 03/03/3030
  • 04/04/4040
  • 05/05/5050

 

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