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Is it a coincidence that there are two dippers in the sky? (Part 2)

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Is it a coincidence that there are two dippers in the sky? (Part 2)

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This week’s new questions

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Could we run out of musical note combinations? (Part 2)

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Could we run out of musical note combinations? (Part 2)

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Birds die around us all the time, so why do I never see a dead one?

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Birds die around us all the time, so why do I never see a dead one?

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Issue no. 3370 published 22 January 2022

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