Kidneys

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I share my office with two other women. We have discovered that each of us only has one working kidney. One woman donated a kidney to her daughter. One woman has discovered fairly recently that one of her kidneys is not working and I was born with only one working kidney and didn't find out 'til I was 18. I am 40, and the other two are late 40's. We are all in good health and have no ill effects from only having one kidney each. What are the chances of us all ending up working in the same office?
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:22:25 +0000Coincidence ID:3821