Pythagoras — "Do not eat beans."
Do not eat beans.
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A well-known and often ridiculed prohibition among Pythagoreans, the reasons for which are debated (e.g., flatulence, resemblance to genitalia, connection to the underworld).
Date: c. 570 – c. 495 BC
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