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Is there a “good” reason why $\left\lfloor \frac{n!}{11e}\right\rfloor$ is always even?

real-analysis sequences-and-series elementary-number-theory floor-function asked Oct 1 '16 at 15:14
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What is the original source of “Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.”?

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In Good Omens, is there any joke involving Pollution and Elvis?

terry-pratchett neil-gaiman good-omens asked Oct 18 '12 at 5:30
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What is the farthest-away star visible to the naked eye?

astronomy asked Dec 3 '12 at 3:38
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Is there a sound theoretical reason why a capella choirs “drift off” of the starting pitches in a piece?

voice tuning temperament intonation asked Oct 30 '13 at 18:43
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What happens to actor salaries around seasons 6-7 of a show?

production tv-shows asked Feb 22 '13 at 0:52
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Probability of a random binary string containing a long run of 1s?

probability recurrence-relations asked May 27 '12 at 19:25
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What's going on with the ending of The Martian?

the-martian andy-weir asked Mar 30 '14 at 7:28
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Looking for an effective irrationality measure of $\pi$

nt.number-theory diophantine-approximation asked Jun 7 '15 at 18:02
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In “All we like sheep have gone astray,” are we laughing with Handel or at him?

vocals baroque interpretation asked Sep 11 '14 at 22:42
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How can I evaluate $\sum_{n=0}^\infty(n+1)x^n$?
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Did J.K Rowling have the 'Tom Marvolo Riddle' anagram set up from the start?
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How can I prove that $xy\leq x^2+y^2$?
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Proof that a trigonometric function of a rational angle must be non-transcendental
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Why was the riddle on the way to Moria written in Elvish?
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Which Star Trek character has held the most official positions on screen?
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Lost anecdote of a mathematician who gave a presentation without saying a word
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What are the Starfleet regulations on crew relationships or fraternizing?
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Were there any democracies in Middle-earth?
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Which (non-Earth) planet appears in the most Star Trek episodes?
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What is the best rest position for two elevators in a 10-story building?
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How does Q know his IQ?
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Did JRR Tolkien ever write any music for the many songs in The Lord of the Rings?
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Can house-elves do laundry without being freed?
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How is possible that those shapes are equivalent in topology?
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Trigonometry to the 24th power
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Why didn't the Nazgûl stab more people to create more wraiths?
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Can two sets have same AM, GM, HM?
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Why wasn't Bilbo famous, by the time of LOTR?
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Is Complex Analysis equivalent Real Analysis with $f:\mathbb R^2 \to \mathbb R^2$?
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Who is the most pervasive character in the Star Trek 'verse to cross all series?
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Proof the Fibonacci numbers are not a polynomial.
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Is there any integral for the Golden Ratio?
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Why are “Batman” and “Superman” both one word but “Spider-Man” is hyphenated?
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Which was the first story to feature space elevators?
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Did Elves know of Ents?
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What was the fate of Ancalagon the Black?
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Which Star Trek bridge officers ultimately ended up as a Captain?
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Which Defiant was shown in ST: First Contact?
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Could Sauron have defeated the Dwarves if they had gotten the Ring from the Hobbits per Sauron's request?
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