- Which brilliant mathematician broke enemy codes during World War II, laid the foundation for artificial intelligence, underwent 12 months of "hormone therapy," and then was found dead in his bed, poisoned by cyanide?
- Which bank relies on peer pressure as collateral for loans?
- Which fitness champion walked barefoot to work carrying a 40-pound bag of sand and preached the virtues of nudity and sleeping on the floor?
- And the monks of which world religion cover their mouths with cloth to prevent them from ingesting insects and violating their belief in nonviolence?
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