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A 55-Year-Old Math Problem Was Solved—This Time by Humans

Headline via Wired · first report 8 Nov, 16:00 IST, latest 8 Nov, 16:00 IST

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A group of young mathematicians found the solution to the long unanswered conjecture, first inspired by juggling, through randomness and friendship.

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