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XEdN6 TIL about Hartmann a philosopher who believed that as intelligent beings, we are obligated to find a way to eliminate suffering, permanently and universally. He believed that it is up to humanity to “annihilate” the universe. It is our duty, he wrote, to “cause the whole kosmos to disappear”
OoQbL TIL that in 1990, TV Asahi, a Japanese TV station launched a fundraising effort among its viewers to raise money to plant cherry trees in the newly reunified Berlin. Close to a million euros were collected.
0wvMM TIL of Clive Wearing, a British conductor who suffers from chronic amnesia. He cannot make any new memories, or recall past memories. However, he can always remember his love for his wife Deborah, greeting her joyously whenever he sees her, even if he believes they have only just met.
RlM4 TIL Stanford University’s Band has been banned from several campuses and even Disneyland. Some of their offenses include mocking a case of a missing girl at Southern Cal during halftime, and playing outside OJ Simpson’s trial.
d8ek8 TIL about The Mad Trapper of Canada. He opened fire on policemen, fled 85 miles in -50 degree weather in 3 days, climbed a 7,000 foot mountain during a blizzard, and was finally shot dead by a WWI ace. The only sound he ever made was laughter as he killed a policeman. His identity is still unknown.