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Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next 10.

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Neil Armstrong
Age: 81 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 1
Died: 2012
Died: January 1
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United States Naval Aviator
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Ohio
Neil Alden Armstrong
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