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</table>1234231587678https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1021:_Business_Plan&diff=338177&oldid=3381661021: Business Plan2024-03-26T00:06:11Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation: </span> I think you intended this. Double-squared, with the "Category:foo" preceded with a further ":" to stop it being a 'hidden' literal category membership.</span></p>
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</table>Apollo11https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2253:_Star_Wars_Voyager_1&diff=338048&oldid=3380442253: Star Wars Voyager 12024-03-23T22:18:37Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation: </span> Because it's notably written as it might sound sung, to an average non-Scot...</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Megan expresses surprise that the event isn't being celebrated with fireworks. Judging by the fact that she doesn't look up from her book, her surprise is sarcastic. Beret Guy breaks into song with the New Year's traditional "{{w|Auld Lang Syne}}".</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Megan expresses surprise that the event isn't being celebrated with fireworks. Judging by the fact that she doesn't look up from her book, her surprise is sarcastic. Beret Guy breaks into song with the New Year's traditional "{{w|Auld Lang Syne}}".</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This comic highlights an interesting relationship between the ''Star Wars'' <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Episodes </del>and the {{w|NASA}} <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Space Probe </del>"Voyager 1", which most likely no one else has thought about, but most likely fitting well with fans of both xkcd and ''Star Wars''.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This comic highlights an interesting relationship between the ''Star Wars'' <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">episodes </ins>and the {{w|NASA}} <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">space probe </ins>"Voyager 1", which most likely no one else has thought about, but most likely fitting well with fans of both xkcd and ''Star Wars''.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The {{w|Star Wars (film)|original ''Star Wars'' film}} was released on May 25th, 1977, only four months before Voyager 1 was launched on September 5th, 1977. The {{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|last film}} was released more than 42.5 years later on December 20th, 2019, only three weeks before this comic.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The {{w|Star Wars (film)|original ''Star Wars'' film}} was released on May 25th, 1977, only four months before Voyager 1 was launched on September 5th, 1977. The {{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|last film}} was released more than 42.5 years later on December 20th, 2019, only three weeks before this comic.  </div></td></tr>
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