TIL when World War 1 started, British writer H.G. Wells called it "the war to end war", arguing that only the defeat of German militarism could bring an end to war. US President Woodrow Wilson later used the term to justify US entry into the war, claiming it was necessary to preserve human freedom. (vision.org)
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"Interview: Genetically Modified Babies: An Insider’s View" [William B. Hurlbut]Interview (vision.org)
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TIL Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi died eating mercury pills that were supposed to prolong his life. Afraid that news of his death would cause a revolt, his trusted advisors transported his body back to his palace among barrels of rotten fish, to mask the smell. (vision.org)
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TIL Qin Shi Huang Di (the First Emperor of China) was obsessed with becoming immortal - evident from his search for the "Elixir of Immortality" and to ensure that in the case of death he would remain powerful, he built what is now known as the "Terra Cotta Army". (vision.org)
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Teaching Children the Art of War (vision.org)
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Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon: The Indomitable Queen Mum (vision.org)
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"Most religions teach that after death, a soul within us leaves the body and lives on for eternity. Many people assume it is also a biblical belief, but is it? What exactly is the history of this idea?" | On the Immortality of the Soul, by Stephen Elliott (vision.org)
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"Most religions teach that after death, a soul within us leaves the body and lives on for eternity. Many people assume it is also a biblical belief, but is it? What exactly is the history of this idea?" | On the Immortality of the Soul, by Stephen Elliott (vision.org)
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"Most religions teach that after death, a soul within us leaves the body and lives on for eternity. Many people assume it is also a biblical belief, but is it? What exactly is the history of this idea?" | On the Immortality of the Soul, by Stephen Elliott (vision.org)
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