Happy 5-5-5 Day

Today is a day that only happens 12 times a century: the month, day, and year numbers in today's date are all the same. I suppose it becomes a little passe, since it has happened the last 4 years in a row, and will happen for the next 7 years. But I think it's pretty cool. When I was born in 1976 this hadn't happened in 64 years!

A consequence of this that I just thought of is that the date reads the same here as it would in Europe. I suppose people who have to deal with that on a daily basis don't worry too much any more, but it confuses me for a second when I read dates written over there, especially if it is before the 13th of the month, when it becomes obvious which number means what.