Day 233 of 365
August 21
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Mathematics The Math of Probability
Probability theory, developed by Pascal and Fermat in the 1600s, underlies everything from insurance to quantum mechanics. The birthday paradox shows how our intuition fails: in a group of just 23 people, there's a 50% chance two share a birthday.
💡 Did you know?
The probability that your DNA exactly matches a stranger's is about 1 in 400 trillion!
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