stackyFACTSIn a stunning display of unwarranted cosmic trust, scientists attached a pulsar map to the Voyager probe showing exactly where Earth is located. Should a hostile interstellar species stumble upon it, humanity essentially handed over our exact home address on a gold-plated platter.
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