I simply multiplied the number of birthdays today, 41 (if I counted right) times 365 = 14,965. Total number of members is 175,271. These are not even close. In theory, I would think it would be much closer, while not necessarily match exactly. What accounts for the discrepancy?

I am not looking any of this up at the moment but possible theories:

*Mid-April is a slower time for births. (Although, this is a global site and I wonder if the birth data in a place like Australia is the inverse of a place like America or Canada).

*A lot of people put their birthday as January 1 or December 31.

*Today is a statistical anomaly

*Putting your birthday is optional

Idk, seems like the type of puzzle people might find interesting.

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Well, I think I solved it already. It doesn't look like you have to put your birthday so that is probably the answer.

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Amazing thread, would definitely read again.

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Jan - 11490
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Originally posted by Jon_Snow Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

-Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

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Originally posted by Zoso -Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Not really.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Sign of the Four" (1890)

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Originally posted by Jon_Snow Not really. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Sign of the Four" (1890)

Right, I was just being facetious, as Spock credited the phrase to one of his ancestors in that film. Silly Vulcans. First to space and all that.

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Originally posted by Swamper Jan - 11490 Feb - 10305 Mar - 10569 Apr - 10001 May - 10137 Jun - 9612 Jul - 9594 Aug - 9605 Sep - 9532 Oct - 9426 Nov - 4065 Dec - 4887

Even if you exclude those "born" on 1 January?

I like how the figures plummet month after month, as if January babies were like "OMG, trance!!!" and Decembrists were like "This stuff is so old already!"

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