> > Do you ever notice that sometimes you hear
> > a word/term/phrase/colloquialism/name for the
> > first time, and then all of the sudden, you
> > notice that certain thing all over the place?
>
> It's called 'Synchronicity', and yes, everyone experiences it.

It was named by Carl Gustaf Jung, who used to tell an anecdote about synchonicity and dung beetles.

Personally, I lean toward the explanation that it only seems significant, because if you hadn't heard the wossname for the first time you wouldn't notice it in all the other places.

Paul