5 year anniversaries happening at once
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In the last few days my facebook newsfeed has been seemingly full of 5 year anniversaries! Several couples I know who met 5 years ago, and several people I know who have children whose 5th birthday it is. This feels like a cooincidence, leading me to think - "wow, what happened in March 2010?". But it is probably not statistically that unlikely, since we are only talking about 4 5 year anniversaires, and I have about 900 facebook friends. I am 27 so I suppose that probably increases the chances of this happening slightly - its probably more likely that people in their early twenties will meet an important partner/have a baby than some other age brackets!
Date submitted:Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:37:11 +0000Coincidence ID:8047
