https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1455:_Trolley_Problem&feed=atom&action=history1455: Trolley Problem - Revision history2024-03-28T14:08:35ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1455:_Trolley_Problem&diff=334613&oldid=prev162.158.33.164: /* Explanation */2024-02-09T10:31:30Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation</span></span></p>
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</table>162.158.33.164https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1455:_Trolley_Problem&diff=321531&oldid=prevWhalepilot: /* Trivia */ more comics mentioning the trolley problem2023-08-22T04:21:07Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Trivia: </span> more comics mentioning the trolley problem</span></p>
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</table>Whalepilothttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1455:_Trolley_Problem&diff=318225&oldid=prev172.70.179.91: Grammar.2023-07-21T18:30:47Z<p>Grammar.</p>
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