12/12/12





1- Twelve is a dozen. Twelve times twelve is a gross. Twelve times twelve times twelve is a gross dozen.
2- The Dirty Dozen is supposed to be a good movie. The trailer is politically incorrect.
3- Twelve divided by twelve is one. One divided by twelve is .083333. The Three on the right never stops.
4- Many doomsdayers believe 12/12/12 will be the end of the world, thanks to an interpretation of the Mayan calendar. Others say December 21.
5- Palindrome lovers will enjoy 1:21:02. At that time, a date-time combination which will be read the same both backwards and forwards. 2012-12-12 1:21:02 = 201212-1-212102.
6- Three is generally considered a heavenly number and often represents the soul or godhead. Four is the number of earth and mankind – for example, there are four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and four cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west). Because of this, the product of the two numbers, 12, has been said to encompass both the secular and the sacred.
7- December 12, 2012 is exactly 6 years, 6 months, 6 days from June 6, 2006, or 06/06/06.
8- From culinary cuisine to calendars, 12 has been a significant number since its creation. Just think about it – 12 months in the year, 12 hours of night and day, 12 astrological signs, 12 Olympic gods and goddesses, 12 days of Christmas, and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Oh, and let’s not forget about eggs – which are cheaper by the dozen!
9- People born on December 12: 1863 – Edvard Munch, 1915 – Frank Sinatra, 1943 – Dickey Betts. Deaths on December 12: 1968 – Tallulah Bankhead, 1999 – Joseph Heller, 2012 – Ravi Shankar.
On December 12, 2000, The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.
10- Kiam Moriya, from Birmingham Alabama, was born on December 12, 2000 12 minutes after midday, in Bronxville, New York.
11- Some are calling 12/12/12 “National Soundcheck Day.” That is: “one, two. One, two. One, two.”
12- Thirteen shopping days are left until Christmas.
13- The pictures are from ” The Special Collections and Archives,Georgia State University Library”.
Some entries were borrowed from 12/12/12: Twelve must-know facts about last once-in-a-lifetime date this century. Thank you Wikipedia.





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