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xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers

Title text:

In 1899, people were walking around shouting '23' at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/

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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

It was about that time....

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