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Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.

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Paul Erdos
Age: 83 †
Born: 1913
Born: March 26
Died: 1996
Died: September 20
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