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AI says: Now, let’s consider the odds of a solar eclipse crossing 19,000 cities, towns, and villages where 7 towns have the same name. While I don’t have precise data on the exact number of towns with identical names, I can provide a general perspective:

Variety of Town Names:

Across the United States, there is a rich diversity of town names, ranging from unique and specific to more common ones. Some towns share names due to historical connections, geographic features, or cultural heritage.

However, the occurrence of seven towns with the exact same name along the path of totality for a single solar eclipse is relatively low.

Probability Calculation:

Let’s assume that each town along the eclipse path has a unique name (which is not the case in reality, but for the sake of estimation).

The probability of a solar eclipse crossing a specific town with a unique name is approximately 1 in 19,000 (since there are 19,000 towns).

To find the probability of seven towns having the same name, we multiply this individual probability by itself seven times:

Probability = (1/19,000)^7 ≈ 1 in 1.3 × 10^34.

Remarkable Rarity:

The calculated probability is astronomically low. In practical terms, it’s highly unlikely for seven towns with identical names to align perfectly with the path of a solar eclipse.

Such an occurrence would be a remarkable cosmic coincidence!

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Laurence Flynn's avatar

Ninevah repented and was saved. Will the same happen to the US? Doubtful.

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