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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
Victor Borge
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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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The first piano was built long after they didn't have any at all.
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I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.
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Did you know that Mozart had no arms and no legs? I've seen statues of him on people's pianos.
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