Sunday's date is written the same backward and forward — for everyone in the world — which hasn't happened in 900 years

disrn.com ^ | · Jan 31st, 2020 3:18 pm | by Daniel Payne

[Red Badger]

Sunday, February 2, marks a unique calendar date, as it forms a palindromic day — one that is written the same both backward and forward.

But this Sunday is more special than post palindromic days.

In this case, the date rendered as it normally is in the United States — as month/day/year — is identical read both normally and reversed: 02/02/2020. However, in the numerous countries that follow a day/month/year format, the date is still the same either way. And in the many Asian countries that place the year first, it is still identical backward and forward.

So whether you're in Europe, Asia, or the U.S., February the 2nd is a very special palindromic day. And extremely rare:

The previous eight-digit palindrome like this was 909 years ago, on November 11, 1111.

The next one will be December 12, 2121, 101 years from now.

After that it'll be another 909 years until the next eight-digit palindrome, on March 3, 3030.

After the 3030 palindrome, people will have to wait another 1,010 years, until April 4, 4040, to be treated to the rare occasion again.

Sunday also happens to be Super Bowl Sunday as well as Groundhog Day.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks RACPE, seems like a good day to review the ST:TNG episode "11001001", twice, or somthin'.

[trebb]

Me either - I even tried with numbers and 2 2 2020 just ain’t a palindrome

[poconopundit]

LOL!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Dayam Badger.
And we say lefties have no sense of humor.
And, really...in a fluff piece like this, do we really need to label our snerks?

[P.O.E.]

"It's the end of the world!"

[GOPJ]

Palindromes: A nut for a jar of tuna?

[zeugma]

“it also works if you write it as y/m/d or y/d/m”

I don’t get it. Can you explain?

YYYY/MM/DD = 2020/02/02 = 20200202

MM/DD/YYYY = 02/02/2020 = 02022020

[Red Badger]

I think Keanu Reeves and Brad Pitt have sold their souls to the most expensive plastic surgeons in Hollywood...................

[Red Badger]

02-02-2020

This was Kansas City Chiefs’ Head Coach Andy Reid’s 222 career victory.

This was Kansas City Chiefs’ Head Coach Andy Reid’s 2nd time leading a Superbowl team. He took the Eagles there, but lost.

2 much 2’s?..............

[Red Badger]

6-6-66?...................

[Red Badger]

In Roman numerals 2020 is MMXX.

TWO sets of TWO letters............................

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Nope. 1961

[Red Badger]

I remember that year...................

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was only 10 at the time. But I remember it being pointed out in Popular Science or somewhere else. Maybe the Sunday “Parade” magazine.