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What lies beyond one’s physical limitations has always been of interest to humans.

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English preacher George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), died this day in 1691. His personal religious experience established his reliance on what he saw as inward light or God-given inspiration over scriptural authority or creeds.

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Harriet Tubman was called the Moses of her people.

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Grateful Dead

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