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  2. Three Coins in the Fountain (film) - Wikipedia

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    On their way into town, the three women stop at the Trevi Fountain. Frances and Anita tell Maria that according to legend, if she throws a coin in the fountain and makes a wish to return to Rome, she will. Maria and Frances throw in their coins, while Anita, who is planning to return to the United States to marry, declines.

  3. Why do we toss coins into fountains? - AOL

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    A trip to Rome is not complete without a coin toss backward into the Trevi for the promise of one day returning to the city. ... "Three Coins in the Fountain" cast members throw their loose change ...

  4. Three Coins in the Fountain (song) - Wikipedia

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    Steve Martin starts to sing "Three Coins in a Fountain" when attempting a sing-along in the 1987 film, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, but nobody else wants to sing the song. In the 1956 Merrie Melodies cartoon " Napoleon Bunny-Part ” Bugs Bunny impersonating Empress Josephine inserts coins in a jukebox, selecting the fictitious disc Three ...

  5. Coins as votive offering - Wikipedia

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    The Trevi Fountain in Rome is known for a custom where people toss coins for good luck. According to legend, throwing a coin into the Trevi Fountain ensures that travelers will return to Rome one day. Approximately €3,000 are thrown into the fountain each day. [25] In 2016, an estimated $1.5 million worth of coins were collected from the ...

  6. What happens to the coins tossed into Rome's Trevi Fountain?

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    As visitors' coins splash into Rome's majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they provide practical help to people the tourists will never meet.

  7. Penney's game - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently, a fair coin is tossed until either player A's or player B's sequence appears as a consecutive subsequence of the coin toss outcomes. The player whose sequence appears first wins. Provided sequences of at least length three are used, the second player (B) has an edge over the starting player (A).

  8. Packers suspend Jaire Alexander after he nearly mixed up coin ...

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    Ahead of last Sunday's coin toss, Alexander joined the Packers' three game captains — Aaron Jones, Quay Walker and Eric Wilson — at midfield and called tails, winning the toss. The cornerback ...

  9. Coin flipping - Wikipedia

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    To choose two out of three, three coins are flipped, and if two coins come up the same and one different, the different one loses (is out), leaving two players. To choose one out of three, the previous is either reversed (the odd coin out is the winner ) or a regular two-way coin flip between the two remaining players can decide.