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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Clearly they don't know about Hyperion books

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

That was my first thought