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TIL Pythagoras was a vegetarian. He believed that killing and eating animals sullied the soul and prevented union with a higher form of reality. Additionally, he felt that eating meat was unhealthy and made humans wage war against one another.

https://explore.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/the-hidden-history-of-greco-roman-vegetarianism
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