What's the purpose of using 'timestamp' data type, when it only goes up to year 2038-01-18?
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anoldmaninthesea 
Well, according to the book I'm reading, MySQL data type 'timestamp' only goes up to year 
```
2038-01-18 22:14:07.999999
```

What's the purpose of using 'timestamp' data type, when it only goes up to year 2038-01-18?
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