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Great absent-mindedness of the great scientist. Sir Isaac Newton
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Mark Twain. Crime and witticism.
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Richard Wagner. Without notes.
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Salvador Dali. The parson always christens his own child first
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Funny hierarchy. Frederick the Great.
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Sir Alexander Fleming: swamp, penicillin and world politics.
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Haydn. A composer who doesn’t let sleep
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With the help of God. Beethoven.
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