Sunday’s date is considered special because it is exactly the same written both in the DD/MM/YYYY format as well as the US standard
It’s the date the world has been waiting for, for more than 900 years. Sunday – 02/02/2020 – is the first “global” palindrome since 11/11/1111.
Unlike other palindromic dates, such as 10/02/2001, 2 February, 2020 is considered a global palindrome because it is exactly the same written both in the DD/MM/YYYY format as well as the US standard of MM/DD/YYYY.
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