https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Talk%3A1316%3A_InexplicableTalk:1316: Inexplicable - Revision history2026-05-23T17:08:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=163460&oldid=prevDgbrt at 22:00, 29 September 20182018-09-29T22:00:27Z<p></p>
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</table>Gjgfujhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=147481&oldid=prev162.158.202.106 at 21:40, 6 November 20172017-11-06T21:40:04Z<p></p>
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</table>108.162.250.162https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=84396&oldid=prev108.162.219.125: opinion2015-02-13T03:24:41Z<p>opinion</p>
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</table>108.162.219.125https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=84393&oldid=prev199.27.128.87: lulz2015-02-12T16:00:52Z<p>lulz</p>
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</table>199.27.128.87https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=58751&oldid=prev108.162.231.123 at 17:08, 27 January 20142014-01-27T17:08:54Z<p></p>
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</table>Yuriy206https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=57780&oldid=prevEnchantedsleeper at 19:12, 15 January 20142014-01-15T19:12:48Z<p></p>
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</table>Enchantedsleeperhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1316:_Inexplicable&diff=57771&oldid=prev173.245.53.152 at 15:34, 15 January 20142014-01-15T15:34:27Z<p></p>
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