18/01/2026
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Did you know that when youโre in a random room of 23 people, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ 2 ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Seems impossible, right? This is the ๐๐๐๐๐๐
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๐๐ that is a veridical paradox โ something that would seem impossible unless given a closer examination.
Hereโs why it works: the โ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐โ isnโt about matching your birthday with someone elseโs. Itโs about ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐. As the group grows, the number of possible comparisons increases. In a group of 23, there are 253 different pairs, each one a chance for a match.
Our intuition about probability often underestimates ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ when many comparisons are involved. ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐?
โ๏ธ: Therese Zate
๐ผ๏ธ: Ulysses Plantado