Thomas Hobbes was terrified of the dark
The man who theorized that the natural state of human life is 'nasty, brutish, and short' was severely terrified of the dark. Despite his grim, rational outlook on political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes spent his entire adult life deeply afraid of the dark. He completely refused to sleep in a pitch-black room and demanded that his servants keep multiple candles burning around his bed until sunrise.

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