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Re:The Fuel of Philosophers by sidpatil on Sunday November 28, 2021 @04:37PM (#29373289)
Rényi was the one who stated that.

According to Wikipedia, he was a colleague of Erdős, and Erdős was known for his coffee habit and later amphetamine use.

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Re:The Fuel of Philosophers by dsizzle on Sunday November 28, 2021 @06:45PM (#29374524)
Yeah, I initially heard it as attributed to Erdős, so the part about it being falsely ascribed to him checks out!
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