If you look at the time right at 3:33 p.m., it might not mean much to you in the moment. But if you later spot a trio of threes on someone’s license plate while driving and then see a TikTok with 333 ...

You see 3333 likes on an Instagram post, wake up from your nap after exactly 33 minutes and 33 seconds, and spend £33.33 on petrol, all in the same day. Are you losing it, or does this mean something?

Every time you look at a clock, do you always see the same time, whether it be11:11 or 3:33? Maybe these repeating numbers make their way into other facets of your life, including your latest receipt ...