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Globe Safety

2025-05-07 07:00:00

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Globe Safety

Frankly, given their extreme gravitational fields and general instability, even 12-inch globes should probably be banned.

About 20 Pounds

2025-05-05 07:00:00

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About 20 Pounds

In addition to gravity, burritos interact through the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, which is believed to be a major contributor to their popularity.

In addition to gravity, burritos interact through the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, which is believed to be a major contributor to their popularity.

Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

2025-05-02 07:00:00

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Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

Unstoppable force-carrying particles can't interact with immovable matter by definition.

Jupiter Core

2025-04-30 07:00:00

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Jupiter Core

Juno mission data suggests that Jupiter actually contains Matryoshka doll-style nested copies of every other planet in the Solar System.

Juno mission data suggests that Jupiter actually contains Matryoshka doll-style nested copies of every other planet in the Solar System.

Chess Position

2025-04-28 07:00:00

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Chess Position

It's important to learn the moves that take you into the vortex, but it's best not to study vortex itself too closely. Even grandmasters who have built up a tolerance lose the ability to play for a few hours after studying it.

It's important to learn the moves that take you into the vortex, but it's best not to study vortex itself too closely. Even grandmasters who have built up a tolerance lose the ability to play for a few hours after studying it.

PhD Timeline

2025-04-25 07:00:00

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PhD Timeline

Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.

Tennis Balls

2025-04-23 07:00:00

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Tennis Balls

After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

Air Fact

2025-04-21 07:00:00

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Air Fact

'Wow, that must be why you swallow so many of them per year!' 'No, that's spiders. You swallow WAY more ants.'

Anchor Screws

2025-04-18 07:00:00

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Anchor Screws

The biggest expense was installing the mantle ducts to keep the carbonate-silicate cycle operating.

de Sitter

2025-04-16 07:00:00

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de Sitter