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Today is the first global palindrome day in 909 years. Another one won't happen for 101 years.

Today is the first global palindrome day in 909 years. Another one won't happen for 101 years.

No matter how you write today's date, it's a palindrome.

Month, date, year: 02/02/2020

Date, month, year: 02/02/2020

Year, month, date: 2020/02/02

You get the idea. This abundance of twos and zeros makes Feb. 2, 2020 the first international palindrome day in 909 years (since 11/11/1111), and it won't happen again for another 101 years (12/12/2121) on the Gregorian calendar.

If that wasn't enough for you nerds, it's also the 33rd day of 2020 with 333 days to go. 

The internet hopped in their race car, grabbed a taco cat (but made sure to step on no pets), and competed for the top spot on TwitterWow. (So sorry.) Read more...

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