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A Spy in the Mirror indicated that Alphonse purchased Victor a commission. It was possible to do so till 1803.

Later this episode Gerhardt and Victor are at a graveyard. Gerhardt then says "I thought you worked with cells in Petri dishes. Julius Richard Petri was born in 1853. He invented the Petri dishes during the time he was assigned to the Kaiserliches Gesundheitsamt (1877-79)

Does this mean time moves in the Land Without Color faster compared to the Land Without Magic? Or is it just a historical referece?