History came alive, boy howdy!

Dividing by zero wasn't the first time that George and Neal had a monumental impact on the mathematical world. In 2012, while bored one weekend, they decided to become experts in astrophysics, physics, and a host of other scientific topics. 

Along the way, they learned that, for the past 820,800 years, each day was calculated to be one second longer than it really was. Neal and George discovered that, consequently, all calendars were off by 9.5 days. This explains why, when they went back to celebrate the 2011 New Year with themselves, they wound up traveling to January 9 (and a half). Though bummed they couldn't ring in the New Year (again) with themselves, on the positive side, at least they were able to attend the Southern Sudan referendum on independence, where the Sudanese electorate voted in favor of independence, paving the way for the creation of the new state in July. 

History came alive, boy howdy!