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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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[-] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Sorry to hear that, gramps!

(Am also Gen X. Sigh...)

this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2025
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