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quirk

 noun
     
quirk [countable]
1 something strange that happens by chance
quirk of
Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on a plane.
2 a strange habit or feature of someone's character, or a strange feature of something:
Like every computer, this one has its little quirks.
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