Birthday Coincidences

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I have just gone to university in Wales and my opposite flat mate has exactly the same birthday as me and her sister has exactly the same birthday as my sister. And we are both studying psychology. How random is that!
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Date submitted:Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:07:52 +0000Coincidence ID:7812