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Footballers strategizing to get suspended for Christmas, exploring the risks and motivations. Analyzing knockout patterns in boxing, focusing on heavyweight fights and factors impacting match outcomes.

Exploring the spike in notable deaths in 2016 and the misconception of increased celebrity deaths. Debating the return of the Royal Yacht Britannia post-Brexit and analyzing trade deals. Delving into Queen's speech vocabulary richness and the evolution of speech generation with Markov chains.

Exploring the history and potential side effects of the contraceptive pill, including its link to depression. Analyzing the impact of warnings on pill use, leading to increased unwanted pregnancies and abortions. Clarifying blood clot risks from hormonal contraceptives, comparing risks among different groups of women.

Behind the scenes of Brexit forecasts, debunking misleading childhood cancer stats, gains from trade using food examples, and a humorous look at economic systems through dining choices.

Exploring India's controversial demonetization policy and the biased survey conducted by the Prime Minister, highlighting the flaws in public opinion surveys and the impact on public perception and mass protests.

What are the odds of being related to a medieval king? and how many cows for a fiver?

Exploring the milestone of renewable energy surpassing coal capacity for the first time and its potential impact on reducing carbon emissions, along with a debate on the controversy surrounding this rise. Comparing the running time and electricity generation of coal and renewables, stressing the need for increased renewable capacity.

Pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age individuals, Norovirus outbreaks predicted through social media data, a simulation on finding lost companions in nightclubs, and London's battle against air pollution

NASA's new warning system for detecting Earth-bound asteroids is examined, along with the feasibility of Hollywood movie scenarios like Armageddon. Insights into NASA's monitoring of asteroids and a comparison of asteroid deflection missions. Discussions on the challenges of training drillers to be astronauts and vice versa.

Discussing the rise of dementia-related deaths, complexities in attributing dementia as a cause of death, US election results, Nobel Prize in Economics focusing on incomplete contracts, a challenging chocolate muffin logic puzzle, public attitudes towards immigration in the UK, and nuanced views on immigration control post-Brexit.