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24 January 2026

		13:08	3198: Double-Pronged Extension Cord‎‎ (10 changes | history) . . (+1,173)‎ . . [Bewa‎; New editor‎; Lettherebedarklight‎; BunsenH‎; 70.29.132.31‎; 24.2.219.172‎; Mneme‎ (2×); 208.59.176.206‎ (2×)]
			13:08 (cur | prev) . . (-26)‎ . . Lettherebedarklight (talk | contribs) (→‎Explanation: {{w}})
			10:23 (cur | prev) . . (-430)‎ . . Bewa (talk | contribs) (Removed unrelated trivia suggesting underlying context. The DNA question is from the first What if? book (2014) and is merely animated. There is no connection.)
			08:02 (cur | prev) . . (+16)‎ . . 70.29.132.31 (talk) (→‎note alternate name for Demon Core experiment)
			05:56 (cur | prev) . . (+1)‎ . . Mneme (talk | contribs) (→‎Explanation)
			05:55 (cur | prev) . . (+838)‎ . . Mneme (talk | contribs) (→‎Explanation)
			05:50 (cur | prev) . . (+208)‎ . . New editor (talk | contribs) (laid the groundwork for a title text explanation)
			05:32 (cur | prev) . . (+92)‎ . . 24.2.219.172 (talk) (→‎Explanation)
			05:06 (cur | prev) . . (+44)‎ . . 208.59.176.206 (talk) (→‎Trivia)
			05:05 (cur | prev) . . (0)‎ . . 208.59.176.206 (talk) (→‎Explanation)
			04:55 (cur | prev) . . (+430)‎ . . BunsenH (talk | contribs) (What if your DNA was gone?)

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explain xkcd:Community portal/Miscellaneous‎ (diff | hist) . . (+3,156)‎ . . 82.132.236.44 (talk) (→‎how to add a comic to a category?)

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3197: Cost Savings‎ (diff | hist) . . (+139)‎ . . 82.132.236.44 (talk) (→‎Explanation: Inapt to mention NASA's inefficiency so far at those points (save for humoring Cueball with a meeting), so moved it off into the "post-success" period of any Cueball success.)

		11:30	Talk:3198: Double-Pronged Extension Cord‎‎ (5 changes | history) . . (+1,907)‎ . . [Tanner07‎; Darth Vader‎; 73.146.168.31‎; 92.237.46.83‎ (2×)]
			11:30 (cur | prev) . . (+817)‎ . . 73.146.168.31 (talk) (Better explanation for suicide cords than AI slop)
		m	10:52 (cur | prev) . . (+143)‎ . . Darth Vader (talk | contribs)
			08:53 (cur | prev) . . (+239)‎ . . 92.237.46.83 (talk)
			08:48 (cur | prev) . . (+513)‎ . . 92.237.46.83 (talk) (Question about suicide cords)
		m	03:57 (cur | prev) . . (+195)‎ . . Tanner07 (talk | contribs)

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Talk:3196: Aurora Coolness‎ (diff | hist) . . (+126)‎ . . 35.77.106.171 (talk)

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Talk:3197: Cost Savings‎ (diff | hist) . . (+324)‎ . . 35.77.106.171 (talk)