Soak it in, folks, because if you're capable of reading this, chances are you'll be decomposing in the ground or scattered about the sea the next time 12.12.12 rolls into town in 2112. Although by then, it might be normal for people to live well past the age of 100 -- anything is possible with a gluten free diet, you guys! What a fucking nightmare that would be; live to 120-years-old and have an extra 30+ years of young people treating you like senior citizen trash. Sign me up! 

Below is what the New York Times had to say on this day exactly 100 years ago.

Riveting shit, NYT. Riveting shit indeed. 

Thanks to Hurricane Sandy, we already have a massive television concert event to remember the day by. That takes all the "I better do something awesome so I never forget this insignificant moment in history" pressure off of us.

[H/T Gawker]