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Quiz 1: What Color Was George Washington’s White Horse? The Mathematical Version

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Daepp, U., Gorkin, P. & Voss, K. Quiz 1: What Color Was George Washington’s White Horse? The Mathematical Version. Math Intelligencer 39, 9–17 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-017-9724-z

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