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xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers

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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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[-] Guillermosaenz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

67 sneaking onto the ‘funny numbers’ list is hilarious—teens are basically a standards committee now.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

6-7 is an under 10 thing. By the time you're 12, it's stupid.

[-] nomorebillboards@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, even early 20s do it here.

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