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  2. Coupon collector's problem - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, the coupon collector's problem refers to mathematical analysis of "collect all coupons and win" contests. It asks the following question: if each box of a given product (e.g., breakfast cereals) contains a coupon, and there are n different types of coupons, what is the probability that more than t boxes need to be bought ...

  3. Rationing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Until the issuing of Clothing Coupon books for 1942-43, consumers were to surrender unused margarine coupons from their food ration coupon book when buying clothing. [44] Initially people were allocated 66 points for clothing per year; in 1942, this was cut to 48, in 1943 to 36, and in 1945–1946 to 24.

  4. One-child policy - Wikipedia

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    The text reads "Planned child birth is everyone's responsibility." Birth rate in China, 1950–2015. The one-child policy ( Chinese: 一孩政策; pinyin: yī hái zhèngcè) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child.

  5. Two-child policy - Wikipedia

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    A two-child policy is a government-imposed limit of two children allowed per family or the payment of government subsidies only to the first two children. A two-child policy has previously been used in several countries including Iran, Singapore, and Vietnam. In British Hong Kong in the 1970s, citizens were also highly encouraged to have two ...

  6. List of countries by total fertility rate - Wikipedia

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    A 2023 map of countries by fertility rate. Blue indicates negative fertility rates. Red indicates positive rates. This is a list of all sovereign states and dependencies by total fertility rate (TFR): the expected number of children born per woman in her child-bearing years.

  7. Why Queen Elizabeth Used WWII Ration Coupons to Pay for ... - AOL

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    Rationing had become the norm in the U.K., and the royal family was not exempt. Determined to get her dream dress, Elizabeth, who was just a princess at the time, saved up clothing coupons in ...

  8. Queenpins - Wikipedia

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    Language. English. Budget. $6.7 million [1] Box office. $1.2 million. Queenpins is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly. It stars Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Paul Walter Hauser, Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Ben Stiller serves as an executive producer under his Red Hour Productions banner.

  9. List of last surviving people suspected of participation in ...

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    [1] [47] [48] Vladimir Katriuk: Schutzmannschaft: 1 October 1921: 22 May 2015: Canada A former commander of the Ukrainian Schutzmannschaft Battalion 118, Katriuk was accused to taking part in the 1943 Khatyn massacre, as well as murdering Jews and non-Jews in various locations across Belarus.