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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't have an exact reference for you, but it sounds like a quote from Hawkeye (Alan Alda) from MASH.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Haha I wasn't looking for a quote, I was just making the "citation needed" joke that XKCD throws into a lot of stuff.