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This is the ultimate beer road trip according to a data scientist
One of the best things about being a beer fan is that you know that every brewery — from Elysian to Cigar City— makes something unique.You might find a your favorite obscure six-pack in a specialty...
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This chart shows what people want in a spouse now compared to 70 years ago —...
There's more to marital bliss than finding someone who texts back quickly.We also want our partners to be loving, financially secure, and maybe have a college education (or two).It wasn't always this...
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18 gifts that math nerds actually want
Math is awesome.It is beautiful in its own right and a way by which we can understand the world.That being said, those who bravely pursue fields that heavily use mathematics may sometimes feel like...
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Southern Africa may soon be the most dangerous place to drive in the world —...
Deaths and injuries from car accidents have declined worldwide over the past two decades.Sub-Saharan Africa, however, is an unfortunate exception.Road injuries increased 13% from 1990 to 2013 in west...
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9 crazy math facts that people refuse to believe are true
Mathematics is full of counterintuitive facts and problems that push your mind to new areas and challenge your cognitive versatility. The next nine facts are just a few of those puzzles; problems that...
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21 incredible facts about the world 100 years ago
Perhaps you've seen that viral list of facts about what life was like in 1915, which was printed in the latest issue of The Tower (a monthly publication of a gated community in Florida).Or maybe you...
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We did the math for the $450 million Powerball jackpot and concluded it's not...
The Powerball lottery drawing for Wednesday evening has an estimated jackpot prize of $450 million.While that's a huge amount of money, buying a ticket is still probably a losing proposition.Consider...
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I just bet $1.3 billion to win the Powerball jackpot — now watch probability...
I just bet $1.3 billion in hopes of winning the now-$1.3 billion Powerball jackpot.This might sound like the perfect way to greedily secure the largest lottery offerings in the history of Earth (before...
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You can guarantee winning the $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot — but you'll...
At this point you should probably buy at least one Powerball ticket.One ticket is the difference between having a 1-in-292,201,338 chance of winning the now-$1.3 billion jackpot — or absolutely no...
View ArticleThis is literally the worst piece of advice about the lottery ever given
On Monday morning, liberal media watchdog group Media Matters tweeted a screenshot from a Saturday Fox and Friends segment advising a simple strategy for maximizing your chances of winning the lottery:...
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You can guarantee winning the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot — but you have...
One Powerball ticket is the difference between having a 1-in-292,201,338 chance of winning the now-$1.5 billion jackpot, or no chance at all.Buy any more tickets than that and you're likely...
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You can buy all 292,201,338 Powerball tickets to win the jackpot — but you'd...
At the time of this writing, the headline Powerball jackpot is up to $1.5 billion. The cash grand prize is estimated at $930 million.In a Powerball draw, five white balls are drawn from a drum with 69...
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We did the math and it's still not worth risking $2 on Powerball's $1.5...
The Powerball lottery drawing for Saturday evening has hit a record-high estimated jackpot prize of $1.5 billion at the time of this writing.While that's a huge amount of money, buying a ticket is...
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Here’s a real-world comparison of just how slim your Powerball chances are
1 in 292,201,337.Those are your chances of hitting tonight's $1.5-billion Powerball jackpot, the largest in US history.While we may understand those odds intellectually, chances are you can't fully...
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This is a perfect and painful look at your odds of winning the Powerball jackpot
Humans struggle to comprehend huge numbers.We've evolved brains that can count 10 pieces of fruit or 100 bushels of grain or 1,000 soldiers, but anything larger than that starts to feel fuzzy.Take, for...
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These are the 5 deadliest cancers
Some cancers are particularly deadly. This can be because they are difficult to diagnose, rare, aggressive, or because there just aren't effective treatments yet. In a report released by the American...
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By our calculations, less than 3% of Americans are worth dating
Happy Valentine's Day.If you're in a relationship, stop right here.If you're not, you're single.That's completely fine — around half the population of US adults are. But you should know it's highly...
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This is one of the world's most contentious brain teasers — here's how to...
You're wandering through a faraway land one day when you pass a plum tree. Excited, you pick a plum from the tree, but just as you're about to take your first bite, you're confronted by a nearby...
View ArticleShockingly common misconceptions about Islam
Islam has been a huge topic in this election cycle. Did you believe any of these common misconceptions?Produced by Emmanuel OcbazghiFollow BI Video: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
View ArticleThese mathematically-sound correlations make absolutely no sense
Regardless of how many times you hear the phrase "correlation does not imply causation," you can't help but get a little excited when there is data to support a strange relationship. I decided to dive...
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