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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Taken from:
+# https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-strangest-sorting-algorithm/answer/Nipun-Ramakrishnan
+
+function f() {
+    sleep "$1"
+    echo "$1"
+}
+
+while [ -n "$1" ]
+do
+    f "$1" &
+    shift
+done
+
+wait
+
+# example usage:
+# sleepsort 5 3 6 3 6 3 1 4 7