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Catalogues for October 23 2026.

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  1. Any two people sharing a birthday in a room of 50 peopleNearly 1 in 1 (97%)
  2. Flipping heads on a fair coin1 in 2
  3. Displaying a recessive trait if both parents carry the gene for it1 in 4
  4. Rolling Yahtzee (5 of a kind using standard dice) in a single roll1 in 1,296
  5. Being hit by lightning once in your lifetime1 in 15,300
  6. Winning the Powerball Grand Prize1 in 292,201,338
  7. Getting a perfect March Madness bracket if choosing at random1 in 9.2 quintillion
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