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The Barber Who Cannot Possibly Exist
A village barber shaves everyone who doesn't shave themselves. So who shaves the barber? This simple riddle sent mathematics into a century-long crisis.
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A village barber shaves everyone who doesn't shave themselves. So who shaves the barber? This simple riddle sent mathematics into a century-long crisis.
— From “The Barber Who Cannot Possibly Exist”
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