Hashtags are just a hangover from IRC
# represents a channel in IRC, which you join and chat about stuff. Twitter did nothing but flip this on its head and make everyone just shout shit into the ether and use optional hastags to organise content. But you probably know all this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashtag
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DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Wed 2 Jul 2014, 13:20,
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