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Scientists finally figured out why grapes spark in the microwave

the reasons a scientist may have for choosing the question that will shape his or her life’s work. Maybe, when pondering life’s great mysteries, they prefer the guidance of physics to that of religion. Maybe they have always dreamed of circling the Earth in the International Space Station, watching the Sun rise every 90

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