I haven't read the books but I'm getting reports over here that it most certainly did not happen in the books. Apparently this episode diverges the most out of all episodes to-date. There is some concern for a butterfly effect that messes with the overarching story but a lot of folks seem to be implying that these were all minor enough (by this series' standards...!) to converge back upon a relatively set point when needbe.
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"Later..." <Toonami> <4/1/2012> <Never Forget> ~SCP~
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