Sunday, February 2, 2020

February 2 - Global Palindrome Day


Today’s date – 02/02/2020 – is a palindrome.  

That means it’s the same when read backwards and forwards. 
But it’s not just any old palindrome.


Palindrome comes from the Greek works “palin” meaning “again, back” and “dromos” meaning “running,” according to Dictionary.com 
  
It’s 02/02/2020 in both the MM/DD/YYYY format and the DD/MM/YYYY format.  

This is the only time such a date will happen this century, CNN reports.  


Even a handful of films are written and shot as a palindrome. For example, French Canadian film director, writer, and producer Denis Villeneuve’s (‘Blade Runner 2049’) 2016 American science fiction drama/mystery film ‘Arrival’ is told in this manner. 

The previous palindrome date in all formats happened nine hundred and nine years ago on 11/11/1111! 

There won’t be another one for another one hundred and one years on 12/12/2121. 



#GlobalPalindromeDay 
@CNN 
@dictionarycom 
@nichecinema 

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