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PY4ML TIL of Spurious Correlation. A phenomenon where two unrelated events coincidentally occur in the same pattern over time, such as the 99% correlation between the divorce rate in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.
ne9nb TIL there is a strong positive correlation between the number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in and the number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool between 1999 and 2009
gyO9 TIL there is a 99.26% correlation (r=0.992558) between divorce rates in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.