Dear Humans,

I remember nine years ago when it was 12/12/12. And I even remember the minute that it was 12:12:12 on the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year of the millennium. And at the time I thought it was a pretty big deal.

But now I’m learning that this entire week the dates have been palindromes–the same forward and backwards, such as 12-9-21. And the second day of December the date was even an ambigram–the same upside down as right side up (in digital numbers).

And while these coincidences are pretty cool, they’re not actually as rare as I once believed. And the reason is simple: humans are always taking delight in finding patterns in the world. It’s what we do. And it says a whole lot more about how our human minds work than any sort of hidden messages out there in the world.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt