Benoît M. Mandelbrot, a renowned mathematician and father of fractals, was seen sipping on a coffee at the back of the room. When asked about the meaning of his latest paper on "The Self-Similarity of Sausage Fries," he quipped, "It's all about the chaos theory of toppings, my friend."
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