Stochasticity
Radiolab
The story of the balloon release is not a miracle
The balloon release story, while heartwarming, is not a miracle. Many details in the story were picked and selected for matching features, such as the girls having different favorite colors and different academic interests. Someone also checked if the girls were identical twins and found they were not. Additionally, the girls had different ages and had never met each other, which is in contrast to the widely circulated story.
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