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Patterns, chance and the numbers hiding in everyday things.

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Why 23 people are enough for a shared birthday: counting pairs, not people Put 23 people in a room and the chance that two share a birthday is already 51%. It feels far too low a number, because we picture one person matching our… Maths3 min read