Mathematician and metro
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I usually carry a few books to read while travelling. That day I had three books with me. One was about mathematicians, other one was a novel and another on nature. I preferred the novel the most usually to read while on metro trains. That one day, I picked the book about Mathematicians. The book name is mathematical universe. I scrolled down the contents randomly and decided to read the Russell's paradox chapter. I started reading slowly the introduction part. I came to one particular part, "..Bertrand Arthur William Russell died on second of February, 1970.."
Lo and behold, I felt crazy!
Why?
Because that day was 2nd February! (though the year was 2020).
Date submitted:Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:23:57 +0000Coincidence ID:11766
