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Articles with dozens or hundreds of authors
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Why are so many phenomena exponentially distibuted?
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Why is Mathematics so successful in Physics?
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5 Star Logic Problem (100 prisoners and a light bulb)
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Yearly US Manufacturing Capacity 1946-Now
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TV shows from the past you'd rather not watch again
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