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#+date: <2022-02-22 Tue 00:00:00>
#+title: Twosday: Exploring the Unique Palindromic Date of 2-22-22
#+description: Examination of the date Tuesday, February 22, 2022, highlighting the palindromic properties and expected observations on this specific calendar occurrence.
#+slug: tuesday
#+filetags: :palindrome:twosday:date-facts:
* Tuesday, Twosday
I'm taking a break from my usual technology-related posts and writing
about something a little more enjoyable today.
Today is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Today is 02-22-2022. Today is
Twosday.
Let's look at everything that fell in place today:
1. Written in the =m-dd-yy= or =dd-m-yy= formats, today is 2-22-22 or
22-2-22, which is a neat little palindrome in either format. (The
last ubiquitous six-digit palindrome was 1-11-11.)
2. Today is Tuesday, which is why everyone is using the nickname Twosday
to call out these similarities.
3. Falling on Tuesday means today is the 2nd day of the week (for most
cultures. For the US, it's the 3rd day of the week since we start on
Sunday).
4. The only culture I could find with a connection to a =2= is that some
Slavic languages derived their version of Tuesday from the Old Church
Slavonic word =въторъ=, meaning "the second."
5. Written in the classic monospaced, digital font (think of digital
clocks from the 80s/90s), there is nice symmetry to the numbers
([[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220222-tuesday/digital_font.png][view
the image here]]!).
6. This one isn't naturally-occurring, but it seems people around the
world are celebrating the day. For example, a group is putting
together
[[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-22-22-a-collective-wedding-ceremony-at-the-state-capitol-tickets-211434605597][a
wedding of 222 couples at the California State Capitol in
Sacramento]], concluding at exactly 2:22 PM. These couples will
record their marriage dates as 2-22-22 2:22 PM. Tickets were on sale
for $222.22.
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