04012009 is a square: 2003X2003=04/01/2009Courtesy ARTiFactor March 3 this year was called square root day (03/03/09). Even more amazing is that today's date is 2003 X 2003, or a perfect square. This also happened March 5 because 1747 X 1747 = 3052009 (3/05/2009). This will not happen again until April 1, 6016 (2004X2004)!
Today is one of those days that occurs only nine times per century: it's Square Root Day! Today's month and date are the square roots of the year: 3-3-09. The next Square Root Day will be 4-4-16. Get the picture? Here's a link to more info on Square Root Days. How do you plan to celebrate this rare day? Oh, and Pi Day – 3.14 – is just 11 days away!
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