Johns Born Same Day: 24M Humans, 4 Letters

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In summary, according to the pigeon hole principle, with a world population of only 24 million and a limited alphabet chart of four letters, it is mathematically inevitable that at least two humans named John would have been born on the same day, as there cannot be more than one million humans with the same name and the world has only existed for 2739 years.
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Prove that least two humans named John should have born on same day(means with same D.O.B) if world has only 24 million humans and their alphabet chart contain just 4 letter 'J','H','O' and 'N' and there can't be more than one million humans of same name and world started just 2739 years ago.

source:Pigeon hole principle
 
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Prove that least two humans named John should have born on same day(means with same D.O.B) if world has only 24 million humans and their alphabet chart contain just 4 letter 'J','H','O' and 'N' and there can't be more than one million humans of same name and world started just 2739 years ago.

source:Pigeon hole principle
let x=numbers of humans with the same name

x=$\dfrac {24\times 1000000}{4!}=1000000$

$\dfrac {1000000}{365}=2739.726027397$(suppose world started just 2739 years ago)

$\dfrac {2739.726027397}{2739}>1 $

$\therefore$ at least two humans named John should have born on same day
 
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"Johns Born Same Day: 24M Humans, 4 Letters" is a scientific study that explores the phenomenon of 24 million humans being born on the same day with the name "John" or a variation of it, all using only 4 letters.

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