Kid will turn 12 on 12/12/12 at 12:12

A boy celebrating his birthday on Wednesday will do so at the exact moment when millions of symmetrically-inclined people will mark another unusual date-and-time alignment.

Kiam Moriya, of Birmingham, Ala., was born in Bronxville, N.Y., on Dec. 12, 2000 at 12:12 p.m., meaning he will turn 12 at 12:12 on 12/12/12.


"When I'm turning 12, it's going to be nothing but 12s," Moriya told AL.com.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 4 million babies born in the United States in 2000.

"Although the number of babies born daily would vary," AL.com noted, "the average would have been about 11,000 per day. Spread throughout the 1,440-minute day, that would be about eight babies in a given minute."

Translation: You're special, kid, but not that special.

In lieu of a birthday cake, Moriya has requested Krispy Kreme donuts aligned in the shape of a 12.

Birthdays, of course, are not the only celebrations happening Wednesday.

As was the case on 1/1/1, 2/2/2, 3/3/3, 4/4/4, 5/5/5, 6/6/6, 7/7/7, 8/8/8, 9/9/9, 10/10/10 and 11/11/11, 12/12/12 is a popular date for event planners. Wednesday is the "World Day of Interconnectedness," the date of an all-star benefit for victims of Superstorm Sandy at Madison Square Garden and giant group meditation in New Zealand.

It's also a popular date to get married. According to the American Academy of Wedding Professionals, 12/12/12 is the last chance this century for couples to get hitched on a date with the same three digits. And wedding registries around the world are reporting a spike in the number of nuptials planned.



Courtesy: Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News