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22/02/2022: Today is Happy Twosday, and it's both a palindrome and an ambigram

WION Web Team
NEW DELHIUpdated: Feb 22, 2022, 04:22 PM IST
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The date on 22nd February 2022 is both a palindrome and an ambigram. The date reads the same from left to right, from right to left AND upside down. Photograph:(Twitter)
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This date—February 22, 2022—will be remembered for a variety of reasons. This is an ambigram as well as an uncommon palindrome.Palindromes, which are words, sentences, or a series of numbers that may be read both forward and backward in the same way, are rather common.

The world will reach a historic milestone on February 22.It's the date itself: February 22nd, 2022.This is an ambigram as well as a rare palindrome.

Only a few dates on the calendar are extremely rare numerically.

Such dates are usually accurate over a long period of time.

Today is one of those occasions.

The date February 22, 2022, is not only uncommon, but it's also extremely rare.

The date is a palindrome and an ambigram at the same time.

This implies it may be read in any direction, including backwards and upside down.

The date forms a palindrome and an ambigram when written in the British style on 22/02/2022, a pattern that is unique and extremely unusual.

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Dates that are palindromes are not rare.

For example, if written in the American format (2/20/2022), the 20th of February 2022 can also become one. 

The unusual date has elicited some amusing responses on Twitter.

Take a look at this: 

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