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Think chess mastery is all about practice? Not quite. A sweeping new study from Michigan State University reveals that intelligence plays a significant role in determining who excels at the game.

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When you're at an airport and see propeller aircraft, you likely think it is powered by a piston engine. This is usually true among smaller planes, like the Cessa 172 Skyhawk and the Piper Archer, or ...