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In 1940, a correspondent proposed the following question:A man's age at death was one............How old was he in 1900?

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In 1940, a correspondent proposed the following question:

A man's age at death was one twenty-ninth of the year of his birth. How old was he in 1900?

posted Aug 3, 2018 by Karan Joglekar

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