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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
A. J. Jacobs
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A. J. Jacobs
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 20
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New York City
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Arnold Steven Jacobs
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Arnold Stephen Jacobs
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