Next Wednesday evening will represent the second time ever something has happened — and the last time ever.<\/p>\n
At 10:02 p.m., we’ll have 2002 2002 2002.<\/p>\n
Or, written more conventionally, 20:02, 20\/02 (to use the European nomenclature), 2002.<\/p>\n
The last time that happened was at 10:01 p.m. on the 10th of January, AD 1001. And, until our method of recording time and dates changes, it won’t ever happen again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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