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What Is the Birthday Paradox? Twenty-Three Strangers and a Coin Flip You'd Lose

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 19/09/2026

What is the birthday paradox? In a room of 23 people there's a 50.7% chance two share a birthday. The math, the World Cup proof, and why your gut refuses it.

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What Is the Birthday Paradox? Twenty-Three Strangers and a Coin Flip You'd Lose