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Trivia An historic moment in time



At 8.02pm on February 20 this year it will be an historic moment in time.

It will not be marked by the chiming of any clocks or the ringing of bells,
but
at that precise time, on that specific date, something will happen which
has not
occurred for 1,001 years and will never happen again.

As the clock ticks over from 8.01pm on Wednesday, February 20, time will, for
sixty seconds only, read in perfect symmetry 2002, 2002, 2002, or to be more
precise - 20:02, 20/02, 2002.

The last occasion that time read in such a symmetrical pattern was long
before
the days of the digital watch and the 24-hour clock - at 10:01am on January
10,
1001. And because the clock only goes up to 23:59, it is something that will
never happen again.



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In a message dated 2/21/02 7:37:06 AM, ezmaralda@... writes:

<< At 8.02pm on February 20 this year it will be an historic moment in time.

It will not be marked by the chiming of any clocks or the ringing of bells,
but
at that precise time, on that specific date, something will happen which
has not
occurred for 1,001 years and will never happen again. >>

On the "This is True" premium list (which we are strictly forbidden to
forward! <g>) he pointed out it will happen at the 21:12 moment too.