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We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.

We don’t know a millionth of one percent about anything.

Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial

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Thomas A. Edison
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Approximate author period: c. 1877 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for Thomas Edison: documented activity in 1877. Wikidata Q8743, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8743 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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Supplied reference B; unit 186; PDF page 22; printed attribution: Thomas A. Edison; collection label: Famous quotations

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