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Update On Woman In Combat

The Marines have announced "women aren't able to make the minimum standard of three pull-ups." And "a deadline mandating that they do at least 3 pull-ups by Jan. 1, 2014…
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Herd Immunity And Christianity

There on that hillock is a herd of cattle, all but one of which is inoculated against hoof-and-mouth disease. Chances are the one beast that escaped vaccination won't fall ill…
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Probability And Shot Groupings

Reader Paul Mullen writes: I was reading the WikiPedia page on "accurizing" firearms, and came across a claim I find suspicious: Statistical likelihood says the fewer shots that are fired,…
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Reddit Bans Dissent

I tried posting a thing or two at Reddit a while back (by invitation), but one of my i's wasn't dotted, or a t wasn't crossed, and the ankle biters…