Digital clock: 14:14
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I am retired, so I don't need to get up at a fixed time. Mostly, I go to bed after 4 o'clock in the morning, but it's always at a different time. I don't have an alarm clock, so the next day I usually wake up after 7 to 8 hours of sleeping.
When I wake up, I look at a digital clock. Very often it reads 14:14, sometimes it reads 15:15. Note that I did NOT develop the "habit" of waking up at 14:14 from earlier years.
Sometimes this happens 4 to 5 times during one week. What are the chances...?
Date submitted:Mon, 28 Aug 2017 20:09:17 +0000Coincidence ID:9398
