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Did you know that some people's job is to find information on the Internet?

Let's warm up a bit. Can you find Alphonse Daudet's birthdate?

There is this guy using the name Robert Helmont. Here is a link to his blog. What do you see?

Apparently, he talk about himself on another page. But I can't find the link. Where is it? What do you see?

4 answers needed.