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Chess starts with just 20 possible moves. Three turns later, there are over 119 million possible game states. Here's how to estimate it — and why the number matters.
Read articleHoneybee wings move at around 230 beats per second. Across trillions of bees, that adds up to something astonishing. Here's the estimation.
ReadThe Oscars have been running for nearly a century. Here's how to estimate the total nomination count — and what the aggregate reveals about the institution.
ReadYou could look it up. Or you could work it out — and get surprisingly close. Here's how.
ReadThere are more chickens alive right now than all wild bird species combined. Here's how to estimate the total — and why the number is so much larger than people expect.
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