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Can you solve the troll’s paradox riddle? - Dan Finkel

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You and your brother have discovered another realm and set off exploring the new wonderful world. Along the way, you see a troll catching creatures in an enormous net. The troll agrees to release the creatures if you can come up with a statement that is both truth and false. Can you come up with the correct sentence and force the troll to release them? Dan Finkel shows how.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Daniel Finkel
Director
Igor Coric, Nemanja Petrovic
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Producer
Milica Lapcevic
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Fact-Checker
Brian Gutierrez

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