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TIL that one of the most popular philosophical debates on debate.org is whether or not Australia actually exists.

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N7g6E TIL: George Carlin Recorded a comedy album called "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die" 2 days before 9/11. After 9/11, he decided not to release it. (It was ultimately released December 2016.)
neo9r TIL AL-Jahiz, A Ethiopian Muslim suggested Evolution of New Species by Natural Selection in 776AD (150 AH), 1000 yrs before Darwin, in his "Book of the Animals"
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