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by PhasmaFelis 3306 days ago
Being an influential mathematician doesn't really put you high on most people's awareness.

But you're misstating the problem. If the title had been "A country of which nothing is known but the name Obama", I would still have assumed that it was about a little-known historical nation that happened to share a name with the last US president. It's just a really weird, confusing title.

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Well, if all you do is read the title, then what does it matter how confusing it is?
I read the title to decide if the article is worth reading. I'm not sure what you think titles are for.