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submitted 5 months ago by tracyspcy@lemmy.ml to c/books@lemmy.ml

It is said that a visitor once came to the home of Nobel Prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr and, having noticed a horseshoe hung above the entrance, asked incredulously if the professor believed horseshoes brought good luck. “No,” Bohr replied, “but I am told that they bring luck even to those who do not believe in them.”

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[-] Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

And the visitor? Slavoj Zizek. theater erupts in applause

[-] tracyspcy@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago
[-] DSN9@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Worth reading horseshit aside?

[-] tracyspcy@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago
this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
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