Title text:
In 1899, people were walking around shouting ‘23’ at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/
Maybe not a teen thing, but among children I think “because 789” could bring 789 into the discussion.
That only works in English though and while it does have a pun, I dont see it gaining any cult status…
1337 also only works in English.
The cult status is a good point, though.