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		beardyw on Aug 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do arrays start at 0? Starting at one led to the whole "2000 is not the millennium" thing, as there is no year zero.

ziml77 on Aug 24, 2022 [–]

Even more painful is that the 2001 began the 21st century, not the 20th.

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