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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
Marilyn vos Savant
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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
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