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Cleo, the Mysterious Math Menace

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The Man Who Knew Infinity

Terence Tao, sometimes described as one of the greatest living mathematicians, confirmed via email that he is not in fact Cleo. A user on Twitter has claimed to be Cleo, but hasn't offered any proof and while some people are buying it, a lot of people aren't. Whoever Cleo was, it seems that she was just very, very good at math,. though some, like Benato, suspect a computer might have been involved at some point. Today her bio reads: My real name is Cleo. I'm female with a medical condition that makes it very difficult for me to engage in conversations or post long answers. But sorry for my answers being useful - although

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