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| − | This is a list of What If? articles, published either in Randall Munroe's book ''What If?'' or on [https://what-if.xkcd.com the blog]. If the article has a different name in the book than on the blog, then the alternative title will be listed alongside the blog title.
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| − | | Relativistic Baseball || || 1 || 2
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