The Greek philosopher Plato wrote about Socrates challenging a student with the "doubling the square" problem in about 385 B.C.E. When asked to double the area of a square, the student doubled the ...

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Finally, Marvel’s Spider-Man set for Magic: The Gathering only launched on Friday. A 30-pack booster box is technically discounted as far as Amazon’s list price goes, but it’s still $159.95 - around ...