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ree-1.8.7-2011.03 :001 > Product.find_by_gtin("9781854309655")
ArgumentError: time out of range
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:635:in `local'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:635:in `each'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/mysql2_adapter.rb:635:in `select'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:7:in `select_all_without_query_cache'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:62:in `select_all'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:665:in `find_by_sql'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:1582:in `find_every'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:1539:in `find_initial'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:617:in `find'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:1914:in `find_by_gtin'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:1919:in `send'
	from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2011.03/gems/activerecord-2.3.11/lib/active_record/base.rb:1919:in `method_missing'
	from (irb):1


mysql> select * from products where gtin='9781854309655';
*************************** 1. row ***************************
              id: 924982
           title: You're Too Small!
          author: Shen Roddie
       image_url: http://static.booko.com.au/images/covers/5/5/6/9/9781854309655.jpg
       publisher: Little Tiger Press
    published_on: 2051-01-01 00:00:00
     accessed_on: 2011-04-12 09:21:44
state_updated_at: 2011-04-12 09:22:00
    published_in: United Kingdom, 07 March 2005
          format: Paperback
        subtitle: NULL
            type: Book
            gtin: 9781854309655
          region: NULL
      pricer_pid: 3938
           state: 0
      updated_at: 2011-04-12 09:22:00
         work_id: NULL
detail_lookup_on: 2011-04-12 09:21:48
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> 

Turns out - the "published_on" value of 2051 breaks rails!