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And the hover caption correctly predicted that it will occur in AD 2021!

• seg_lol 6y ago
  The xkdc guy used to write for the Simpsons' so it makes sense that he can also predict the future.
  • kgwgk 6y ago
    ?
  • midasuni 6y ago
    Randall Munro worked briefly for nasa during/after college but has been full time on xkcd since then (2006). He never worked for the Simpsons.
  • toyg 6y ago
    It’s really weird to see new urban legends being coined about stuff I know, like this one. Randall Munroe never worked on the Simpsons, at least not the Randall Munroe who created XKCD.