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TIL mathematician Kurt Godel starved himself to death for fear of being poisoned

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0Vj5 TIL that Simon Beck created giant ‘crop circles’ in the snow by walking for up to 10 hours at a time. Problems in his feet prevented him from running, so he initially started walking in these intricate patterns for the exercise.
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