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Oh what idiots we have all been, this is just as it must be

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Niels Bohr
Age: 77 †
Born: 1885
Born: October 7
Died: 1962
Died: November 18
Association Football Player
Chemist
Nuclear Physicist
Philosopher Of Science
Physicist
University Teacher
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Niels Henrik David Bohr
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Some things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
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If you think you understand it, that only shows that you don't know the first thing about it.
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A deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it's exact opposite is also true.
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