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Pythagoras believed that beans held a human spirit and was against their consumption or destruction. It is said that he refused to enter a bean field to evade his pursuers, leading to his death.

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Pythagoras believed that beans held a human spirit and was against their consumption or destruction. It is said that he refused to enter a bean field to evade his pursuers, leading to his death.

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