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“On the weekends I do the usual parental things, going to the boys' football tournaments or getting out for a hike along the Great Wall.”

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Zhang Xi

Zhang Xi, born in April 1985, is a renowned beach volleyball player. He has won numerous titles in domestic and international competitions, making significant contributions to the development of beach volleyball in China. more

“Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, has argued that geography seems less relevant than ever in a world where nonstate actors -- malleable entities like ethnicities, for example -- are as powerful and important as the ones with governments and borders. Where on a map can you point to al-Qaeda? Or Google, or Wal-Mart? Everywhere and nowhere.”

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“Eratosthenes, the mapmaker who was the first man to accurately measure the size of the Earth, was a librarian.”

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“Sure I have a cell-phone, so I don't have to remember everyone's number anymore, but that really wasn't a core part of my brain.”

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“As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best.”

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Author:Ken Jennings

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