In the pilot episode, Fry comes out of his freeze on December 31, 2999. In the episode, Bender tells him the museum is free on Tuesdays. December 31, 2999 will be a Tuesday. I never noticed that before.
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I blame autocorrect.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
In theory! What if an asteroid hits earth, pushes it a few degrees out of orbit, and now there are 10 days a week?
But yes, there are a lot of hidden little jokes like that in this show, particularly because David X. Cohen was very fond of math.
In theory! What if an asteroid hits earth, pushes it a few degrees out of orbit, and now there are 10 days a week?
This might interest you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_rule
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That is very interesting! Thanks for sharing the link. I'd never heard of the doomsday date. Now, I'll use that when I need it, probably only for the current year or near future.
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I blame autocorrect.
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas.
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?msg=The%20next%20millenium&p0=136&year=2999&month=12&day=31&hour=23&min=59&sec=0
until Tuesday, 31 December 2999,