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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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[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 5 months ago

23 is from the movie of the guy escaping from the number 23 I think?

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Oh shit I forgot that movie, that was a Jim Carrey movie wasn't it

[-] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago
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