Sunday's date is a rare palindrome that hasn't happened in over 900 years

Sunday is shaping up to be a unique day for reasons other than the Super Bowl and Groundhog Day: It's also a rare palindrome.

, 02/02/2020 has the unique distinction of reading the same backward and forward when written out in eight digits in multiple date systems, according to University of Portland professor Aziz Inan.

For starters, it's an eight-digit palindrome: 02022020. Many palindrome dates are only symmetrical if you write the date with seven digits — or in some cases even fewer . Inan calls such dates"ubiquitous palindromes," and there won't be another one for 101 years. After that, you'll have to wait until March 3, 3030.

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