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” Most people in physics are taught Thomson’s ‘plum pudding’ model of the atom, but a little investigating* turned up no less than eight distinct pictures of atomic structure.”
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“An obscure quirk of DNC bylaws forces the nomination to be settled by spelling bee. Hillary Clinton gets the word “cat,” while Barack Obama is eaten by giant pill bugs.”
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“In the span of a 30-second ad, the gulf between athlete and fan seems to close, at least a bit. Against all evidence to the contrary, Charles and Michael and Peyton and LeBron begin to feel like our old pals.”