Comment on xkcd #3184: Funny Numbers
Vengefu1Tuna@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I was reading Wikipedia about the origins of 23 and came across this neat tidbit:
On the RMS Titanic there was a watertight door on E Deck numbered 23 which was informally called the “skidoo door” according to the testimony of the Chief Baker Charles John Joughin.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
23 also independently came to prominence with the 23 enigma, originating with William S. Burroughs and popularized by ‘The Illuminatus! Trilogy’ and ‘Principia Discordia’. It postulates that the number 23 appears to have significance suspiciously often.