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I went to Princeton specifically to study physics.

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Jeff Bezos
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 12
Astronaut
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Jeffrey Preston Bezos
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Jeffrey Preston ''Jeff'' Bezos
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