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		wheaties on Oct 13, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Too Young to Know It Can’t be Done It was only a single problem in statistics. The professor's name eludes me. He's still alive and teaching.

btilly on Oct 13, 2010 [–]

2 problems. George Dantzig got them both.

http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/unsolvable.asp

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