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Making decisions can be difficult. Especially when many factors have to be taken into account, or when the result can have a great impact on our lives. This is why some people use coin tossing to help them make decisions. Flip a coin and see which way you should go with our coin toss simulator Caraocruz.net.


  1. In 1876, the United States chose between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. The two men were on opposite sides of the political spectrum, and the vote was tied. To break the tie, the House of Representatives flipped a coin. Jefferson won and became the nation's third president.
  2. The name of Portland, Oregon is another story that was decided by the flip of a coin. In 1845, two men - Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove - disputed the right to name the new town. Each of them had ties to different cities (Lovejoy was from Boston, while Pettygrove was from Portland, Maine), so they decided to flip a coin to see who would name the city. Pettygrove won the toss, and the city was named Portland as a result.
  3. The first flight in history was also the result of a coin toss. In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright were trying to decide who would fly the first flight. They flipped a coin and Wilbur won. And he went on to make history, becoming the first person to fly an airplane.
  4. The day the music died was almost the day the plane didn't leave the ground. In 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and JP "The Big Bopper" Richardson had to travel in a small plane from Clear Lake, Iowa to Moorhead, Minnesota. However, there was only room for two people on the plane. Holly and Valens flipped a coin to see who would take the plane, and Holly won. As a result, he, Valens, and Richardson were killed in an accident shortly after takeoff.
  5. The race for the Democratic nomination between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton was one of the most contentious in history. In 2016, the two candidates were tied after the first round of voting at the Democratic National Convention. To break the tie, they flipped a coin. Clinton won the lottery and, as a result, became the Democratic nominee for president.


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