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TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis"

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5geR TIL Former Aussie Prime Minister held a world record for drinking beer.
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QJPOk TIL Kate Winslet keeps her Oscar in the bathroom so her guests can hold it and make acceptance speeches in the mirror without feeling self conscious
jAZa TIL Mozilla Foundation did a study of Googles Incognito Browser. They found it was used for an average of 10 minutes from the hours of 11pm to 5am, peaking at 2 am.
b6oL0 TIL The Salvation Army was originally opposed by and fought with The Skeleton Army which was composed of lower and working class citizens, punks and miscreants who objected to the SA's views on abstinence and temperence.