2041: It took this thread 684 days (just under 2 years) to reach its goal, from 17/12/2015 to 30/10/2017 (though the exact accuracy is unclear, as some people had trouble counting). Since then, there have been 944 days (about 2.5 years) of nobody really knowing what to do in this thread. One of the first ideas was to count back down to 0, which did catch on quite well at first, but mostly died out before it could really get very far. Others seem content to continue counting up, presumably to 2000; this goal was reached due to an error in which Storm Diver Ω pointed out the existence of two 1196 facts, accidentally typing 1996. Face Monster then proceeded to 1999, skipping 1997 and 1998, causing the assumed goal of 2000 to be reached about 802 facts earlier than expected (though it is worth noting that, due to issues in counting and the aforementioned attempts to count down, there were likely more than 1196 facts at the time, meaning 2000 was a bit less than 802 facts away).
2040, for those who dislike meta facts: RAS syndrome describes the use of part of an acronym with the acronym itself. For instance, RIP in peace, or more obscurely, PIN number and ATM machine. Amusingly, the RAS in "RAS syndrome" stands for Redundant Acronym Syndrome.