History

Hirohito

January 1946, under pressure from the Allies, the Emperor formally renounced his divinity. Hirohito played a crucial role in recovery of postwar Japan and reintegration into the international community, though his wartime role remained controversial -- wikipedia.

Joseph Carey Merrick, the Elephant Man

Request: I recall his Hawkins calibration at 590 being his social impact but what was his ADAP range. Was he enlightened over 600?

Al Capone

Prohibition-era organized crime boss known as "Scarface" and "Public Enemy #1," he was thought to be directly or indirectly responsible for over 200 murders, including the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, yet was only convicted and incarcerated (at Alcatraz) for tax evasion.

Neanderthal man

Priority request. "The size of the Neanderthal brain shows that Neanderthals were probably intelligent. On average, they had larger brains than modern humans" -- wikipedia.

Lama Tsongkhapa

c. 1357–1419. Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi, whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, which came to see him as a second Buddha -- wikipedia.

John the Baptist

Priority request: Calibrated as 930 in TvF. Jesus held him to high a regard and said that there is no prophet greater than John.

Huangbo Xiyun (Huang Po)

Influential master of Zen Buddhism during the Tang dynasty, he was calibrated at 960 [awareness] in Truth vs. Falsehood.

Moses

Priority request: Calibrated as 910 [awareness] in TvF. Is he enlightened by ADAP standards?

Judas Iscariot

The disciple who betrayed Jesus.

T/F: Moses split the Red Sea

Epic story, but factually false.

Andy Warhol

A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one of the most important American artists of the second half of the 20th century. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s -- wikipedia.

statement: FDR policies doubled the length of the Great Depression

Historically, FDR is given credit for ending the Great Depression. However, recent scholarly research suggests "specific anti-competition and pro-labor measures that Roosevelt promoted and signed into law June 16, 1933" prolonged it.

Slobodan Milosevic

Laid the ideological foundations for the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims and other former-Yugoslavians in the 1990s. Died in 2006 while being prosecuted for war crimes. Calibrated at 130 in TvF.

Bill Wilson

AA co-founder. "Wilson's sobriety from alcohol, which he maintained until his death, began December 11, 1934. In 1955, Wilson turned over control of AA to a board of trustees. Wilson died in 1971" -- wikipedia.

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist who is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time -- wikipedia.