"Groundbreaking Study Debunks Coin Toss Randomness: Scientists Prove Old Theory Wrong"

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"Groundbreaking Study Debunks Coin Toss Randomness: Scientists Prove Old Theory Wrong"
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Researchers have conducted a study involving 350,757 coin tosses and found that coin tosses are not truly 50/50. The study reveals that the starting position of the coin introduces a slight bias, causing the coin to land on the same side it was tossed from around 50.8% of the time. The researchers suggest concealing the starting position of the coin when using coin flips for high-stakes decision-making.

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