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I have a neighbor who knows 200 types of wine. ... I only know two types of wine - red and white. But my neighbor only knows two types of countries - industrialized and developing. And I know 200.

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Hans Rosling
Age: 68 †
Born: 1948
Born: July 27
Died: 2017
Died: February 7
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