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It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is so easy to recognize a falsehood.

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Albert Einstein
Age: 76 †
Born: 1879
Born: March 14
Died: 1955
Died: April 18
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Non-Fiction Writer
Patent Examiner
Pedagogue
Philosopher
Philosopher Of Science
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Ulm alb-Donau
Einstein
A. Einstein
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