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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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I was born 28 November 1962 - a week late, in Bromley, Kent. When I was 32, I bought an old piano stool/seat in Lewisham. It had a cushioned seat. In 2008, the seat of the stool tore. Inside there were dozens of tightly-rolled pages of a newspaper that made the 'filling'. It was the Daily Mirror - dated 27 February 1962. The period between 27 February - 28 November is 39 weeks. 38 weeks is the average pregnancy + 1 week (my 'week late') = 39 weeks. I could have been conceived on the day the paper was printed. Of course, this can never be proved. I still have the newspaper. My father can testify I was a week late...and of course I have my birth certificate. Thank you.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:06:59 +0000Coincidence ID:4232