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The Mathematical Formula for Life, the Universe, and (Almost) Everything

By Commonplace Fun Facts on July 2, 2019 • ( 7 Comments )

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Readers of Douglas Adams‘ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy know the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42. What they may not know is the mathematical formula that will […]

Flavorful Physics

By Commonplace Fun Facts on November 26, 2014 • ( 1 Comment )

Quarks are elementary particles that combine to form atomic particles. They were theorized by Murray Gell-Mann and George Zweig in 1964. Originally they were pronounced “kwork” by Gell-Mann. He settled on the […]