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 One Direction\'s Niall Horan has loads of things in common with the most famous underwater character in the history of animation: Spongebob Squarepants.

They\'re both loveable, charming, hilarious, cute, and, more to the point, they both share a love for shower caps, burgers, and excellent sunglasses. In other words, they\'re practically twins.

Let\'s take a look at all the times when they were one and the same, eh?

1. They both know how to rock out on an electric guitar like absolute pros. 

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2. They both look absolutely incredible wearing fuschia sunglasses. 

4. But they\'re also keen scribes, and take their studies seriously. 

5. They\'ve both experienced, and lived through, true fear.

10. They both have great family pictures. 

13. And they both leap for joy in exactly the same way.

14. They\'ve both been conked in the exact same eye.

16. They both look impossibly cute in spectacles.

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