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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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[-] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 4 points 5 months ago

0118 999 881 999 119 725 3

[-] blujan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

I think it's more of a 0118 999 88199 9119 725 3

[-] el_abuelo@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

I've had a bit of a tumble

[-] nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

Oh, that's easy to remember!

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