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If something is going on, I hear about it. I like to talk to people, I socialise. Television is a waste of time. Human contact is what matters.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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Nassim Nicholas Najib Taleb
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