The Nerdy Sixty | (28/60) Fork Bomb | Challenge

There’s a notorious shell one-liner `:(){ :|:& };:`. What does it do (and why should you NOT run it)?    
Hint 1 It defines a function `:` that calls itself twice, creating an exponential process fork.  
Hint 2 It will spawn processes indefinitely (a fork bomb), exhausting system resources.
 

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