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TIL At age 23 philosopher and former child prodigy Pico Della Mirandola wrote 900 theses on religion, philosophy etc, and challenged everyone to a public debate in Rome. He died mysteriously at 31 after he decided to become a monk and renounced his former work, persuaded by his friend, Savonarola

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