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TIL using the most lowballed version of Drake’s Equation there are between 200 - 400 billion civilizations in the Observable Universe at any given time.

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ne9rd TIL: Queen Victoria had a platonic relationship with her Indian servant (Abdul Karim) and promoted him as her "Munshi" (teacher). He became her closest confidant and due to the attention and benefits he gets from the queen, he had conflict with almost everyone in the Royal Household.
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