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> Dozens of people declare solemnly that Mary and Ann are twins, though the slightest attempt to "prove" this shows it does not fulfil the conditions of the pro
by quuxplusone 2mo ago
> Dozens of people declare solemnly that Mary and Ann are twins, though the slightest attempt to "prove" this shows it does not fulfil the conditions of the problem. [...] "About Mary and Ann, I think they are eight years old," says a woman, disregarding the first words of the question, which state that Mary is twenty-four.
[1] - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88085488/1903-10-31/ed-1/?sp=10&q=twins https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn88085488/1903-10-31/ed-1/?sp=...