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When I invent a time machine, what is the earliest period in Earth’s history in which I could comfortably survive?

Derek Couzens,

Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, UK

Is there exactly the same number of electrons as there are protons in the universe? Is that also true of Earth at any given moment?

Tim Blake,

Perth, Western Australia

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