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“The greatest advantage in gambling lies in not playing at all.”

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Gerolamo Cardano

Gerolamo Cardano was an Italian mathematician, physician, astrologer, and philosopher who lived from September 24, 1501, to September 21, 1576. He is regarded as one of the most prominent mathematicians of the Renaissance era. more

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