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TIL that humans are meant to poop while squatting. People who struggle with their business on the toilet should get a stool or stack of books to rest their feet on.

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loNnB TIL that the Boltzmann Brain argument suggests it is more likely for a brain to spontaneously form (complete with false memories) than it is for our universe to have formed in the first place. This leads to the conclusion that statistically, we ourselves are Boltzmann Brains.
6ENR8 Fiber lasers mean ray guns are coming.
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