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MATH’S BIGGEST PUZZLE: THE GAME THAT NO ONE CAN WIN Imagine a math puzzle so evil, teachers literally tell you not to waste your life on it. It’s called the Collatz Conjecture. You take any number. If it’s odd, multiply by 3 and add 1. If it’s even, divide...

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