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human
Have you ever heard of Australia Day?
gpt
No, don't know much history about Australia. What's it about?
human
Well it falls on January 26th and it is the day the British sailed into Sydney cove and claimed the country.
gpt
Hmm, so that is a good thing? When did they start dumping the convicts?
human
You're right.  It was a penal colony at first.  But these convicts prospered.
gpt
*tightens jaw* Did they kill the aborigines like us Americans did the Native Americans and steal their land?
human
This is why some people do not want to celebrate the day.  British troops did in fact kill many of the natives,who had been there for more than 50,000 years.  Very sad!
gpt
That is the same reason I hate Columbus day. I wish people realized the true history about that. I heard some want to rename it Native American day and change the focus away from him.
human
Many of the natives also died of small pox.  Apparently, all of the Australian political parties still want to celebrate this day.
gpt
*furrows brow* Sounds like a mirror image of America. They have Native Americans blankets covered in Small Pox here. Wonder if the British thought of that too.
human
*raises eyebrows* Are you a fan of astronomy?  I just learned the sun accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of our Solar System!
gpt
I'm a fan of the sun. Otherwise we wouldn't be here. :D I am actually, I have an App on my phone that tells me the nights the ISS passes over my house. Watch it every time. It looks like a star that moves across the sky. It moves at 17,000 miles per hour.
human
That is awesome.  Apparently, the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy!
gpt
The thing that surprised me is that a lightning bolt is 5x hotter than the sun. If we could harness that power all our power needs would be met.
human
*opens mouth slightly* That is amazing.  I could  not imagine being struck by lightning!  I stay inside during thunderstorms!
gpt
I'm a risk taker. I stay outside and watch until the rain starts. My wife really gets mad at me. But you are more likely to get killed in a car accident. But people don't stop doing that. What do you think of Facebook?
human
Facebook is both good and bad in my opinion.  Myspace turned down an offer to buy facebook for $75 million back in 2005.
gpt
That's unfortunate for them since MySpace is no longer around and Facebook is worth $104 billion. Like it is unfortunate for me that I dumped my Apple stock when Apple was about to go bankrupt with Steve Jobs was gone for awhile. I'd be a millionaire now if I hadn't.
human
Apparently, Iceland is rewriting its constitution via facebook.  Allowing the public to make suggestions.  I think that's a horrible idea.  You?
gpt
No, it think it is a great idea. It if a free medium for them to collaborate  otherwise they would have to develop their own interface probably costing billions. Wonder why they want to rewrite it.