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Which of the following is NOT a coincidence in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
Which of the following is NOT a coincidence in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
- Both succeeding vice presidents were southern Democrats and former senators named Johnson with 13 letters in their names and born 100 years apart
- Both were born in the same state (correct)
- Both were assassinated on a Friday in the presence of their wives
- Both assassins were known by three names with 15 letters in each complete name
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- Comparing coincidences in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy
- Both presidents had seven letters in their last names and were elected 100 years apart
- Both were assassinated on a Friday in the presence of their wives
- Both assassins were known by three names with 15 letters in each complete name
- Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater, and Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a barn
- Both succeeding vice presidents were southern Democrats and former senators named Johnson with 13 letters in their names and born 100 years apart
- However, there were no coincidences in their birth and death dates, states, ages, and names of their wives
- Comparing other relevant attributes finds no coincidences
- One can always comb random data to find regularities
- Coincidences can be found between any two people with reasonably eventful lives.
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