12/12/12

As we celebrate the last repeating numerical date for a while (the next one will be 01/01/01, or January 1, 3001 2101), let's explore some facts about 12/12/12 and the number 12:

• The date is the same no matter which format you use (day/month/year, month/day/year, etc.)
• Just after noon you'll see an even longer string of 12s: 12/12 12:12:12
• 12 men have walked on the moon
• The Astronomical Society of the Pacific declared 12/12/12 Anti-Doomsday Day (in an effort to clear up the idea that today is Doomsday; it's supposedly 12/21/12)
• 12/12/12 is occurring exactly 6 years, 6 months, and 6 days after 06/06/06
• Washington, DC has been America's capital for 212 years
• Lots of couples plan on getting married or giving birth via Cesarean in order to have a 12/12/12 anniversary or birth date
• Lots of things are grouped in 12s (better known as a dozen):
• 12 months in the year
• 12 hours of night and day
• 12 signs of the Zodiac
• 12 animals representing Chinese years
• 12 Olympic gods and goddesses
• 12 days of Christmas (and Engineering!)
• Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
• A dozen eggs

Do you have any facts about 12/12/12 or the number 12 to share?

_{Facts compiled from: ABC News; Mother Nature Network; RT.com; World of Pop Culture; 961WODZ}