Counting on power of triple double 1
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November 12, 2011, Saturday
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FROM China to New York, place your bets! Tie the knot! Yesterday marked the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. Around the world, people celebrated the triple convergence of 11s with a splash.
Some 1,000 ethnic Chinese couples exchanged vows across Malaysia on a date viewed as auspicious and romantic.
"The numbers rhyme with one husband, one wife and one soul in Chinese and signifies a marriage that will last a lifetime," said nurse Pua Kim Giok, 25, who tied the knot with engineer Lee Chin Siong, 27, at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur.
But not everyone was smiling. Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza following rumors that groups would try to hold "Jewish" or "Masonic" rites there at 11:11.
The authority's head, Mustafa Amin, said that the pyramid of Khufu - also known as Cheops - would be closed until early today for "necessary maintenance."
Amin said all reports of planned ceremonies were "completely lacking in truth."
In the US, the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was planning drawings every 11 minutes for up to US$1,111.
In Las Vegas, Clark County Clerk Diana Alba prepared for an onslaught of weddings. But it may not reach the turnout seen on July 7, 2007 - a date that consists of three lucky sevens.
"That was like the granddaddy of all dates," Alba said.
Bryan Savage of Oklahoma City was among those tying the knot on 11-11.
He said the number 11 is meaningful to him and his fiancee, Tara Melton, because his birthday is in November and they met in November.
Plus, he said, it will be easier to remember his anniversary.
Some 1,000 ethnic Chinese couples exchanged vows across Malaysia on a date viewed as auspicious and romantic.
"The numbers rhyme with one husband, one wife and one soul in Chinese and signifies a marriage that will last a lifetime," said nurse Pua Kim Giok, 25, who tied the knot with engineer Lee Chin Siong, 27, at the Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur.
But not everyone was smiling. Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Great Pyramids of Giza following rumors that groups would try to hold "Jewish" or "Masonic" rites there at 11:11.
The authority's head, Mustafa Amin, said that the pyramid of Khufu - also known as Cheops - would be closed until early today for "necessary maintenance."
Amin said all reports of planned ceremonies were "completely lacking in truth."
In the US, the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, was planning drawings every 11 minutes for up to US$1,111.
In Las Vegas, Clark County Clerk Diana Alba prepared for an onslaught of weddings. But it may not reach the turnout seen on July 7, 2007 - a date that consists of three lucky sevens.
"That was like the granddaddy of all dates," Alba said.
Bryan Savage of Oklahoma City was among those tying the knot on 11-11.
He said the number 11 is meaningful to him and his fiancee, Tara Melton, because his birthday is in November and they met in November.
Plus, he said, it will be easier to remember his anniversary.
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