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- 21:28, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 904: Sports (→Explanation: ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' (''D&D''))
- 20:11, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 160: Penny Arcade Parody (→Explanation)
- 20:11, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 296: Tony Hawk (→Explanation: {{w|Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk}}'')
- 20:07, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 480: Spore (→Explanation: ITALICS)
- 19:47, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+8) . . m 299: Aeris Dies (→Explanation: plight to a significant plot point in the popular game ''{{w|Final Fantasy VII}}'' for the)
- 13:46, 25 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+68) . . m 580: The Race: Part 4 (→Explanation: Mild improvements.)
- 01:02, 24 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 1906: Making Progress (→Explanation: {{w|Microsoft Excel}})
- 18:13, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+285) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: {{w|Rhode Island}} and {{w|Delaware}], the two {{w|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area#Area_by_state.2Fterritory|smallest U.S. states by area}}, are often difficult to make out on a map of the U)
- 16:06, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+155) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: This change would have the additional benfit of more neatly aligning Florida's western border with that of neighboring {{w|Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia}}.)
- 15:51, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+168) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: Ceding the Florida counties west of the {{w|Apalachicola River}] have actually been {{w|Florida_Panhandle#Alabama_annexation_proposals|raised since the 19th century}}.)
- 15:50, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+289) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: The {{w|Florida Panhandle}} borders southern {{w|Alabama}} denying the state all but a sliver of coastline. Given that Florida already has an abundance of coast, the Graphic Designers consider the present arrangement unfair.)
- 14:44, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: Dis-ambiguated to {{w|Salient (geography)|Salient}})
- 13:30, 13 October 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+127) . . 1902: State Borders (→Explanation: * {{w|Southeast Alaska}} should be given to {{w|Canada}}, presumably because it more neatly fits with {{w|British Columbia}}.)
- 14:46, 18 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+14) . . m 1891: Obsolete Technology (→Explanation: {{w|MS-DOS}} is a computer operating system made by {{w|Microsoft}} that was dominant during parts of the 1980s.)
- 05:22, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: * Bringing a gun to a gunfight will leave you {{w|Mexican standoff|evenly matched with your opponent}}.)
- 05:20, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: The second part of the graph is based on reactions to an {{w|Class B fire|oil fire}})
- 05:19, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+105) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: * Shooting either a wood or an oil fire is an ineffective way of extinguishing them.{{Citation needed}})
- 05:16, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+354) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation)
- 05:14, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+61) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: HEDGING MY BETS, NEED MORE RESEARCH: an idiom usually attributed to either {{w|Elmer Keith}} or ''{{w|The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables}}''.)
- 05:11, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+269) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation)
- 05:08, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+50) . . 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: A graph based on variations of the phrase "never bring a knife to a gun fight", an idiom usually attributed to {{w|Elmer Keith}}.)
- 05:06, 15 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+81) . . m 1890: What to Bring (→Explanation: A graph based on variations of the phrase "never bring a knife to a gun fight".)
- 16:43, 13 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+20) . . m 1889: xkcd Phone 6 (→List of features: :The {{w|Shroud of Turin}} is claimed to display an image of the face of {{w|Jesus Christ}},)
- 15:08, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+232) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (Netflix is notably the producer of ''{{w|The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle}}'', a TV series based on a {{w|Philip K. Dick}} {{w|The Man in the High Castle|novel}} where Nazi Germany won World War II.)
- 15:06, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+250) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (The title text suggests that Randall has been pitching his absurd "alternate-universe crime drama" to {{w|Netflix}}, only that Netflix is uninterested and is attempting to prevent Randall from contacting them (or entering the building).)
- 15:03, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+147) . . 1885: Ensemble Model ("What if Germany won World War II" is a {{w|Hypothetical Axis victory in World War II|very popular}} subject for {{w|alternate history}} stories.)
- 14:59, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+241) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (For a more detailed discuss of how the cinematic world would have been different had Smith taken the role, see [https://moviepilot.com/posts/2481780 "How Will Smith Turned Down "The Matrix" - And Blew A Chance To Change Hollywood Forever."])
- 14:56, 4 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+279) . . 1885: Ensemble Model (Actor Will Smith famously turned down the lead role of Neo in The Matrix, instead taking the role of Captain James T. West in the widely-panned action-comedy Wild Wild West. The role of Neo ultimately went to Keanu Reeves.)
- 16:32, 1 September 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1884: Ringer Volume/Media Volume (→Explanation: ({{w|YouTube}})
- 21:28, 29 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+41) . . 1880: Eclipse Review (→Explanation)
- 17:32, 16 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (-3) . . 1877: Eclipse Science (→Explanation: "The alt text refers to", don't think the "may" is needed)
- 20:46, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1516: Win by Induction (→Explanation: In the ''{{w|Pokémon}}'')
- 18:14, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+229) . . Talk:1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (Was ''Sausage Party'' 'trying to be controversial on purpose'? I didn't see it, but it just looked like a typical adult comedy to me. ~~~~)
- 18:12, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+221) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (In the graph charting interested in the 2016 United States Presidential election, November 8 is an important date as it was the day the election was held. August 21 (2017) refers to the date of the upcoming solar eclipse.)
- 18:09, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+7) . . m 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The "cool map" is hosted by ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'' and sourced from {{w|Google Trends}} data.)
- 17:21, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . m 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The "cool map" is hosted by ''{{w|The Washington Post}}'')
- 17:20, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+282) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (The "cool map" is hosted by ''The Washington Post'' and sourced from Google Trends data. The link is: [http://wapo.st/2vkgIBv here], an archived version is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170814171105/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk)
- 17:18, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+146) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: The title text predicts this will be worse than the traffic jams caused by previous eclipses, as we did not have viral social media in the 1970s.)
- 17:16, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+154) . . 1876: Eclipse Searches (→Explanation: Cueball is warned that the extreme amount of social media interest in the eclipse may lead to massive traffic jams as eclipse-viewers post their content.)
- 14:24, 14 August 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 145: Parody Week: Dinosaur Comics (→Explanation: {{w|Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke's}} book ''{{w|Imperial Earth}}'' ITALICS)
- 20:45, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+13) . . m 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (by the user {{w|User:SubZeroSilver|SubZeroSilver}} on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emoji_Movie&diff=next&oldid=793087897 July 30, 2017].)
- 20:05, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+6) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (→Explanation: product placement for {{w|Lego}}. That sentence sounds too harsh but not quite sure how to restructure it. I too enjoyed it.)
- 20:04, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+220) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (Cueball offers an early defense of ''The Emoji Movie'' by comparing it to ''{{w|The Lego Movie}}'', which - despite effectively being an entire movie of product placement for Lego - received generally positive reviews.)
- 19:58, 31 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+191) . . 1870: Emoji Movie Reviews (The exact phrasing appears to have been written by {{w|User:SubZeroSilver|SubZeroSilver}} on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emoji_Movie&diff=next&oldid=793087897 July 30th].)
- 15:18, 26 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+144) . . 1867: Physics Confession (→Trivia: An archived version of the image is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20170726150959im_/https://imgs.xkcd.com/notes/call-senate.png here].)
- 19:47, 24 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+1) . . m 1867: Physics Confession (→Explanation: space added: works. [http://physicscentral.com/explore/action/granular.cfm PhysicsCentral:Granular Materials])
- 05:03, 19 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+280) . . 1865: Wifi vs Cellular (rush transcript)
- 13:19, 17 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+373) . . Talk:1864: City Nicknames (In the video game series ''{{w|Mass Effect}}'', the name of the homeworld of the Quarian species, [http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Rannoch Rannoch], translates to "walled garden".)
- 18:51, 12 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (+4) . . m 1862: Particle Properties (→Explanation)
- 16:02, 12 July 2017 (diff | hist) . . (0) . . m 1862: Particle Properties (→Explanation: It ranges from 0 to 200, with 200 proof referring to something that is 100% alcohol by volume.)
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