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The New York Times just made the greatest correction of the World Cup

We had no idea the tournament had been going on so long.

Jun 17th 2014, 3:20 PM 5,605 Views 0 Comments

NOTHING WILL TOP this one. Nothing.

An important correction can be spotted below a NYT story about Germany v Portugal match on Monday.

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Oh, you mean it hasn’t been 924 years since Germany won the World Cup?

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The numbers are RIGHT beside each other on the keyboard, in fairness.

h/t Chris Moody

The Guardian mixed up Daniel O’Donnell and Daniel O’Connell>

Brilliant St Patrick’s Day correction from the New York Times>

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The New York Times just made the greatest correction of the World Cup

We had no idea the tournament had been going on so long.

The Guardian mixed up Daniel O’Donnell and Daniel O’Connell>