Just a quick note on this:
I heard on NPR that today, 10/10/2010, there are people all over the world rushing to get married, as this triple digit date, 10/10/10 is considered auspicious and good luck.
The next triple digit date will occur 11/11/2011, and the one after that 12/12/2012. After that, it will be like thousands of years before there's a triple digit matching date again.
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