11.11.11, a number that has made the world go berserk, some are dying to tie the knot on this 'auspicious' day, while some are anxiously hoping that their child is born today. People kissed their watches at 11.11.11, 1111 hours, while some sent their most desired wishes into the universe. Twitter can't seem to have enough of 11/11/11 and conspiracy theorists have loads of stuff to feed on.

Astrologers and numerologists are having a very busy day, and so are the priests who are busy marrying couples all over the world and let's not forget the doctors who are busy handling expecting mothers who will do anything to deliver their child today. There seems to be a whole lot of excitement all over the place,  therefore we decided to compile few fun facts about 11.11.11 and some funny tweets. So sit back and enjoy!

• Let's begin with wishing all of you a Happy Veteran's Day and thank those who sacrificed everything they had for their nation. This day is also known as Remembrance day, Armistice Day or Poppy Day and is celebrated in various countries across the globe. 

• A set of twins who were born on this day made it to Washington post and will be celebrating their 11th birthday in style. “Bouncing and squirming on their grandmother’s couch, Betsy and Katie Overman are making plans: Maybe they’ll go to school and stay for just 11 minutes. Perhaps they’ll mark 11 minutes after 11 o’clock with a countdown.” reports Washington post.

• Leonardo Di Caprio (37), Jason White from Greenday (38) and Demi Moore (49) will be celeberating their birthday on 11.11.11.

• If you add the year of your birth (last two digits) with your age you get = 111.

• The first place on earth to experience 11.11.11 is Kritimati also known as 'Christmas Island'.

• People all over the world consider this day to be very lucky, but in countries like India, this day is very auspicious day. A very rare date according to astrologers is perfect for starting new ventures. Therefore thousands and thousands of couples are getting married today, and not just in India, couples all over the world wish to tie the knot today. According to wedding channel.com, 24,000 couples across US plan to wed today. 

• An appalling fact is that many parents want their child to be born on this day, for which they wish to defy mother nature and make sure that their expecting wives deliver their babies on 11/11/11. “Expectant mothers are laying siege to India's top hospitals and gynecologists for a cesarean delivery to guarantee their baby is born on 11/11/11 – the most auspicious day of the century.” reports Telegraph.uk.

• Today is 'Corduroy Appreciation day'. Since 11/11 resembles the lines of the fabric corduroy, this day celebrated by corduroy fanatics all over the globe. Considering that today's date adds another 11 makes this a 'holy' Corduroy Appreciation Day. 

• Origami lovers also like to celebrate this craft on 11.11. In Japan, 11th November is celebrated as Origami day because Japanese consider origami cranes to be a symbol of peace, and back on 11th November  1918 when World war ended, Japanese marked this to be the day when they celebrate the art of Origami.

• The last time when the world got excited about 11.11.11 was in 1911, and mother nature made sure that we experience something extraordinary. It played with weather conditions, and brought in dramatic temperature fluctuations in U.S. It was the only date recorded in many places when the highest recorded temperature and the lowest recorded temperature was broken on the same day. 

• 11.11.11. has been declared as 'The National Metal Day' by VH1, a day when VH1 will honoring heavy metal music.

• “One Day on Earth” is a project that aims to capture world's story on 11.11.11. A project where people all over the world will capture a story on form of video or images, and collectively all these submissions will result in a documentary featuring random stuff that took places all over the globe. 

So, what did you do on 11.11.11?