Same name, age and address

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I live in a house comprising two flats. A notice to collect a parcel from the post office arrived. I went to the post office to collect the parcle with my ID. Upon opening the parcel I discovered it was business cards for a DJ with my name (Michael Grant). I took the parcel home and knocked on the other flat's door. The parcel was for my neighbour who is also called Michael Grant. His middle name is John and mine is James. He is also 28 years old. So it turns out that 2 men that don't know each other are both called Michael J. Grant, both 28 years old and have the same address. He has a similar build and the same hair colour. I haven't found out if we share any other similarities.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:51:54 +0000Coincidence ID:4889