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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Quantum_Key on 2023-09-04 22:12:13.

Original Title: TIL of the Y2k38 Problem. Similar in nature to the Y2K bug, when the year 2038 strikes 03:14:07 UTC on 19 March, computers still using 32-bit systems to process the date and time may not be able to cope with the time change and could revert to the year 1901.