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Almost exactly a year ago, I posed a card puzzle here that sparked a frenzy in the comments section. The solution to that puzzle was so counterintuitive that several readers rejected it outright.
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The NBA is close to a series of rights deals that will generate an astonishing $76 billion over 11 years for the sports league.