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I know it's politically incorrect but I enjoy things like the kick boxing and cock fighting.

Wilbur Smith

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Wilbur Smith
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 9
Mathematician
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Broken Hill
Wilbur Addison Smith
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