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Two similar faces, neither of which alone causes laughter, use laughter when they are together, by their resemblance.

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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
Statistician
Theologian
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
Dettonville
Paskal Blez
Alone
Faces
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Resemblance
Together
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Laughter
Neither
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