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TIL about The Church of Euthanasia is a non-profit educational foundation devoted to the restoring balance between Humans and the remaining species on Earth, advocating massive voluntary population reduction. The church promotes its environmental views.

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nO5d TIL: “Go fever” is a term used by NASA to describe a few of their major disasters (Apollo 1/Challenger/Columbia). It describes a culture that develops when costs have mounted, and dissent is suppressed or ignored (due to group members not wanting to be seen as committed to the team’s progress).
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