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TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis"

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KORQw TIL the National League of Families POW/MIA Flag is the only flag other than the US flag to have flown over the White House and is the only flag ever to be displayed in the Rotunda
MeYV0 TIL many household appliances have a “Sabbath mode” that, when activated, allows the user to operate the appliance within the constraints of Jewish religious holidays by disabling certain functions of the appliance.
gMrj8 TIL about "Stoned Ape Theory" that hypothesizes that psilocybin played an important role in human evolution
PnyL TIL Franklin D. Roosevelt issued the greatest number of executive orders per year of any American president before or since.
4XYWb TIL scientist Claire Patterson spent over 20 years trying to convince the public that lead was poison.