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** However, there were originally plans to make a [[Film of the Book]] in order to let the public in on the <s>joke</s> secret. [[L Ron Hubbard|Hubbard]] probably changed his mind when he realized how much money he was making off the "[[You Keep Using That Word|audits]]". |
** However, there were originally plans to make a [[Film of the Book]] in order to let the public in on the <s>joke</s> secret. [[L Ron Hubbard|Hubbard]] probably changed his mind when he realized how much money he was making off the "[[You Keep Using That Word|audits]]". |
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* [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|This damn website]]. |
* [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|This damn website]]. |
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** Especially the [[Wild Mass Guessing]] page, specifically the "[ |
** Especially the [[Wild Mass Guessing]] page, specifically the "[[Real Life/WMG|Real Life]]" section. |
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* [[Wikipedia]]. Some pages aren't for the meek of the psyche, such as, say, the aptly-titled [ |
* [[Wikipedia]]. Some pages aren't for the meek of the psyche, such as, say, the aptly-titled [[wikipedia:Ultimate fate of the universe|Ultimate Fate of the Universe]]. |
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* Possibly Buckminster-Fuller. |
* Possibly Buckminster-Fuller. |
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* [[Mad Bomber|The Unabomber]], after his [[Hannibal Lecture]] in the CIA's Project MKULTRA. |
* [[Mad Bomber|The Unabomber]], after his [[Hannibal Lecture]] in the CIA's Project MKULTRA. |
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* The sheer size of the Universe can drive people mad, as a [ |
* The sheer size of the Universe can drive people mad, as a [[wikipedia:Giordano Bruno|certain unfortunate monk]] experienced it. |
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** Certainly creates a that "Whoah!" effect where you want to stop thinking about it. Just for example, watch this video of star size comparison: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT4KEcslp_Y Link] |
** Certainly creates a that "Whoah!" effect where you want to stop thinking about it. Just for example, watch this video of star size comparison: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT4KEcslp_Y Link] |
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* Some speculate this was the reason Nicolay Gogol burned the second and third volumes of "Dead Souls". |
* Some speculate this was the reason Nicolay Gogol burned the second and third volumes of "Dead Souls". |