Odd facts about 10/11/12

mnn.com 10 Oct '12, 3pm

Odd facts about 10/11/12

Now that we are more than a decade safely beyond Y2K and secure in our knowledge that the big calendar switch didn't incite the collapse of the modern world, we can relax a bit and enjoy some of the cooler quirks that come along with living in the infant stages of a new millennium. One such curiosity is the advent of palindrome dates. Jan. 2, 2010, for example, was just the second time in more than six centuries that the day's date could be read the same forwards as backwards. Palindrome dates, by their very nature, only occur in the early centuries of a millennium. There will be 36 of them during this millennium — the last one will be on Sept. 22, 2290. The next one after that won't be until Oct. 3, 3001. But palindrome dates aren't the only way that calendar number geeks — I mean enthusiasts — get their thrills. Among other patterns, there are repeating dates (1/11/11 = ...

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@RedRobina » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
@PeaceKitty333 Thought you might enjoy this: Odd facts about 10/11/12 (Jo's b-day!) [link]
@housesinhalifax » 13 Oct '12, 1pm
I should have posted this on October 10th. [link]
@torontofixit » 12 Oct '12, 3am
RT @tublife: Odd facts about 10/11/12 [link]
@oyinny » 12 Oct '12, 3am
Odd facts about 10/11/12...and the day after [link]
@HVACSaveGreen » 12 Oct '12, 3am
{smile} Odd facts about 10/11/12...Its sequential date is just one of the many curiosities about this day. [link]
@USDVillage » 11 Oct '12, 9pm
10-11-12 this sequential date is just one of the many curiosities about this day 10/11/12 Odd Facts: [link]
@DRYSoda » 11 Oct '12, 8pm
Feel like everything is happening exactly in order today? Happy 10/11/12! Check these interesting facts about today. [link]
@mattman1624 » 11 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @schezar: In the year 1582, there was no Oct. 11 in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [link]
@decibelplaces » 11 Oct '12, 8pm
Odd facts about 10/11/12 | MNN - Mother Nature Network [link]
@EWUEagleEye » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @EWUeLearning: Happy 10/11/12 day - Did you know Oct. 3 at 9:31:01 p.m. presents a perfect palindrome: 101312-213101 [link]
@EWUeLearning » 11 Oct '12, 7pm
Happy 10/11/12 day - Did you know Oct. 3 at 9:31:01 p.m. presents a perfect palindrome: 101312-213101 [link]
@DelphiAuto » 11 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @DelphiAutoParts: Here's some fun office conversation and trivia for today's unique date: 10/11/12. [link]
@sambayogi » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
Happy 10/11/12! It's a pretty cool day! [link]
@PuterPrsn » 11 Oct '12, 5pm
#DidYouKnow 1582 has no Oct.11 in Italy, Poland, Portugal or Spain because of the Gregorian calendar? [link] #odd
@mjfrombuffalo » 11 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @cretony38: It's 10-11-12 today [link] /Fun facts!
@cretony38 » 11 Oct '12, 3pm
It's 10-11-12 today [link]
@MarkemImaje » 11 Oct '12, 3pm
What will you be doing at 07:08:09 on 10-11-12? :) Here are a few odd facts about the date in question! [link]
@StCharlesPL » 11 Oct '12, 3pm
So, have you thought about 10/11/12? Odd facts about 10/11/12 [link] @mothernaturenet
@cubfancurt » 11 Oct '12, 3pm
@Alyssa_Milano Interesting facts about 10/11/12! [link] /via @MotherNatureNet
@David0Monroe » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @edeckers: Interesting facts about today's date, 10-11-12. Did you know there was no Oct. 11 in 1582? [link]
@edeckers » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
Interesting facts about today's date, 10-11-12. Did you know there was no Oct. 11 in 1582? [link]
@DelphiAutoParts » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
Here's some fun office conversation and trivia for today's unique date: 10/11/12. [link]
@ThunderySkye » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @twcMariaLaRosa: <3 this! RT @MotherNatureNet Dazzle your friends and colleagues with trivia about today's odd date --10/11/12 [link]
@RyneBozzell » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
Since today is 10/11/12: Read odd facts about these #Palindrome Dates. [link]
@twcMariaLaRosa » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
<3 this! RT @MotherNatureNet Dazzle your friends and colleagues with trivia about today's odd date --10/11/12 [link]
@MotherNatureNet » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
Dazzle your friends and colleagues with trivia about today's odd date --10/11/12 [link]
@QueenFatty_ » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
RT @NamasteCupcake: Odd facts about 10/11/12 [link]
@Liberty4014 » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
I'm a numbers geek. [link]
@cascadiapkg » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
Odd facts about 10/11/12 [link] via @MotherNatureNet #101112
@BreakfastLinks » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
Odd facts about 10.11.12 day: [link]
@pkticker » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
Happy numerical sequence day #101112 [link]
@PonyRoy » 11 Oct '12, 12pm
Happy 10/11/12 Day! Have some facts about today! [link]
@TiBmd » 11 Oct '12, 12pm
RT "@Skepticscalpel: Today is 10/11/12. Here are some interesting thoughts about dates. [link] via MNN"
@Skepticscalpel » 11 Oct '12, 10am
Today is 10/11/12. Here are some interesting thoughts about dates. [link] via MNN
@monsieurzeller » 11 Oct '12, 10am
#TIL that there was no October 11th, 1582 in Italy, Poland, Portugal or Spain. [link]
@LorenzoZanirato » 11 Oct '12, 10am
"In the year 1582, there was no Oct. 11 in Italy" [link] Happy November the 10th !
@LoftyPursuits » 11 Oct '12, 9am
Happy 10/11/12 Day. In the year 1582, there was no Oct. 11 in Italy. The Bus will be downtown from 11 to about 1:30. [link]
@kfernholz » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @MotherNatureNet: Dazzle your friends and colleagues with trivia about today's odd date --10/11/12 [link]
@LighterFootstep » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
Dazzle your friends and colleagues with trivia about today's odd date --10/11/12 [link]
@mohanisram » 11 Oct '12, 2pm
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@VelvetAvenger23 » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
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@1dustybrooks » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
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@tublife » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
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@pvanbode » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
"In the year 1582, there was no Oct. 11 in Italy, Poland, Portugal [or] Spain" [link]
@HeatherCaulkins » 11 Oct '12, 1pm
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@MO_242 » 11 Oct '12, 12pm
10/11/12! [link]
@NamasteCupcake » 11 Oct '12, 12pm
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@thatwoman » 11 Oct '12, 11am
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