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How to Get Tomorrow's Date in Perl

From Mark-Jason Dominus's Infrequently Asked Questions About Perl:

tomorrow_date {
  sleep 86_400;
  return localtime();
}

Dominus's function is reminiscent of the transistor tester that shoots 240 volts across all three pairs of leads and then announces "Dead".