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		davidw on May 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: eBay user data for sale? 1.453 bitcoin. Reference to the fall of Constantinople, or patternicity at work?

RaSoJo on May 22, 2014 | [–]

Great catch there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1453

"It is sometimes cited as the notional end of the Middle Ages by historians..."

rubinelli on May 22, 2014 | [–]

Yeah, sounds like numerical apophenia to me.

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