Statistician`s new book explores the meaning of luck in everyday life
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When Joe Parker offered to take a photo of a vacationing family at a beach in Waikiki, he had no idea at first that he`d just met his half-brother. Rick Hill, the man he`d just photographed, had a noticeable Massachusetts accent, and Parker commented on it. They soon discovered that they grew up in neighbouring towns. Parker started throwing out some names, including his dad`s, Dickie Halligan. To Parker`s great surprise, Hill replied that Halligan was his father too.