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You meet someone at a party and you're stunned to discover you share the same birthday. Or perhaps you're sitting in a beach bar in Bali when an old school friend strolls past with a cocktail. According to author Joseph Mazur these aren't coincidences - they're simple mathematics.

It seems as though Meryl Streep is just as amazing as weve always thought and hoped and dreamed she was, but Dustin Hoffman, well Dustin Hoffman needs work. At least he did in 1978. In a piece for Vanity Fair, adapted fromMichael Schulmans upcoming biography of Streep, Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep, Schulman recounts

One man has died and another is in a critical condition after a stabbing in Birmingham. Police have told Capital they have started a murder investigation after the stabbing Handsworth in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 31 May 2015).

When I first sawthis story on an old Quora thread, I didn't believe it. How could anironmanhole cover be the fastest human-made object ever launched? I honestly pictured something akin to the exploding manhole covers that terrify NYC residents:

Need an amazing idea for a stocking stuffer? Look no further than this $26, bedazzled, Britney Spearsthemed couture lollipop. Officially its called The Britney Spears Piece of Me Couture Pop by Sugar Factory, and it comes with a decked-out pink handle where you can choose between eight different flavors from blue raspberry to pia colada.