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A photo of a cake with 8 candles in a row. The first and fifth candle from the right are lit. The caption reads "Happy 17th Birthday"

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 1 points 3 days ago

Just curious since you seem knowledgeable, is there a connection between those societies? Or is it just chance they both choose 8?