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Nobody knows, understands or can possibly explain why that preposterous creature does what he does. In fact there is no explanation - or better there is only one explanation: the person in question is stupid.
Carlo M. Cipolla
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Carlo M. Cipolla
Age: 78 †
Born: 1922
Born: August 15
Died: 2000
Died: September 5
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Carlo Maria Cipolla
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