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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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On the 30th of December I went out with two people for a drink and the subject came up about New Years' Eve. They told me one of them would be in Oxenhope, West Yorkshire ringing bells. I went out on New Years eve with two people I hadn't met before who had been long-term partners many years ago. After midnight a text came through `happy new year from Oxenhope with the ringing of the bells` A few minutes later I was chatting with my two new friends who told me they'd lived together for ten years in West Yorkshire. Where? `Oxenhope` was the reply! I'd never even heard of this place before the 30th.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:33:55 +0000Coincidence ID:3447