Some things in life are easy to explain, but others might make you wonder whether the universe has a secret sense of humor. Imagine running into the same stranger thousands of miles from home, discovering that two complete strangers have lived nearly identical lives, or witnessing two unrelated events line up in a way that seems almost impossible. The odds might be astronomical, but apparently, someone has to beat them.
Recently, people online were invited to share the biggest coincidence in recorded history, and the responses were just very bizarre. Some involve astonishingly precise timing, others feature people and events connected in ways nobody could have predicted, and a few are so strange they might make you question just how random the world really is.
#41
Sports one:
Archie Manning is replaced by Oliver Luck as the QB of the Houston Oilers.
Years later:
Peyton Manning replaced Jim Harbaugh as the QB of the Indianapolis Colts.
Years later:
Jim Harbaugh recruits a QB named Andrew Luck.
Years later:
Peyton Manning (Archie's kid) is replaced by Andrew Luck (Oliver's kid) as the QB of the Indianapolis Colts.
Archie Manning is replaced by Oliver Luck as the QB of the Houston Oilers.
Years later:
Peyton Manning replaced Jim Harbaugh as the QB of the Indianapolis Colts.
Years later:
Jim Harbaugh recruits a QB named Andrew Luck.
Years later:
Peyton Manning (Archie's kid) is replaced by Andrew Luck (Oliver's kid) as the QB of the Indianapolis Colts.
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#42
When Tamerlanes tomb was discovered and opened up by soviet archaeologists it had an inscription that read "whoever shall open my tomb shall unleash a conqueror more terrible than I". The same day hitler invaded the soviet union.
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#43
Chris Benoit, a former WWE wrestler, was a no-show for a pay-per-view back in 2007. There was a post on Wikipedia that stated that Chris Benoit was mourning the passing of his wife.
What makes this coincidental and creepy is that this was posted 14 hours before police entered the home of the Benoit family to confirm not only was Nancy gone, but that Chris Benoit and their son was gone, too. Chris Benoit did not communicate with anyone, at all, within this timeframe. And to top it off, this Wikipedia entry was added by an IP address based out of Stamford, Connecticut, where the WWE Headquarters is located.
What makes this coincidental and creepy is that this was posted 14 hours before police entered the home of the Benoit family to confirm not only was Nancy gone, but that Chris Benoit and their son was gone, too. Chris Benoit did not communicate with anyone, at all, within this timeframe. And to top it off, this Wikipedia entry was added by an IP address based out of Stamford, Connecticut, where the WWE Headquarters is located.
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#44
King Umberto I of Italy - Surprised nobody mentioned it yet.
One day, Umberto was eating at a restaurant when he saw the owner looked exactly alike. That wasn't the only strange coincidence, it was found out they were both born on the same day, in the same town, married women whose names were the same and the owner opened his restaurant the day the king was crowned. On July 29, 1900, King Umberto was notified the restaurant owner passed in a hunting accident earlier that day, moments later, a criminal shot Umberto and he was gone.
One day, Umberto was eating at a restaurant when he saw the owner looked exactly alike. That wasn't the only strange coincidence, it was found out they were both born on the same day, in the same town, married women whose names were the same and the owner opened his restaurant the day the king was crowned. On July 29, 1900, King Umberto was notified the restaurant owner passed in a hunting accident earlier that day, moments later, a criminal shot Umberto and he was gone.
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#45
There was a guy named Wilmer McLean who lived in Virginia. When the Civil War broke out, his house was used as the Confederate HQ during its first battle, the Battle of Bull Run.
He moved to a village called Appomattox and his house was the location where the Confederates surrendered to the Union.
He moved to a village called Appomattox and his house was the location where the Confederates surrendered to the Union.
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#46
Eleanor Rigby:
“Eleanor Rigby” was released by The Beatles on August 5, 1966, which was a week before the band’s last commercial tour. In 1966, McCartney gave an interview about how he came up with the lyrics for the song. He said that he originally came up with the idea of “Father McCartney” but figured it was inappropriate to use his dad’s name, so looked in the phone book and found “McKenzie.” Ultimately, the name “Father McKenzie” was used in the song’s lyrics.
McCartney came up with the name “Eleanor” from actress Eleanor Bron and “Rigby” from a store in Bristol named Rigby & Evens Ltd, Wine & Spirit Shippers. In 1984, Paul was quoted: “I just liked the name. I was looking for a name that sounded natural.” In the 1980s, a grave was discovered in St. Peter’s Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, with the name Eleanor Rigby on it. Even more coincidentally, a few yards from Eleanor’s grave is another tombstone with the last name “McKenzie” on it.
The cemetery is located near the spot where Lennon and McCartney first met, and the two spent a lot of time in the cemetery sunbathing as teenagers. In response to the news that there was a gravestone with the name Eleanor Rigby, McCartney said that he might have been subconsciously influenced by the name on the gravestone. The coincidence is one of the most famous in rock history and gave momentum to the “Paul is gone” conspiracy.
“Eleanor Rigby” was released by The Beatles on August 5, 1966, which was a week before the band’s last commercial tour. In 1966, McCartney gave an interview about how he came up with the lyrics for the song. He said that he originally came up with the idea of “Father McCartney” but figured it was inappropriate to use his dad’s name, so looked in the phone book and found “McKenzie.” Ultimately, the name “Father McKenzie” was used in the song’s lyrics.
McCartney came up with the name “Eleanor” from actress Eleanor Bron and “Rigby” from a store in Bristol named Rigby & Evens Ltd, Wine & Spirit Shippers. In 1984, Paul was quoted: “I just liked the name. I was looking for a name that sounded natural.” In the 1980s, a grave was discovered in St. Peter’s Parish Church in Woolton, Liverpool, with the name Eleanor Rigby on it. Even more coincidentally, a few yards from Eleanor’s grave is another tombstone with the last name “McKenzie” on it.
The cemetery is located near the spot where Lennon and McCartney first met, and the two spent a lot of time in the cemetery sunbathing as teenagers. In response to the news that there was a gravestone with the name Eleanor Rigby, McCartney said that he might have been subconsciously influenced by the name on the gravestone. The coincidence is one of the most famous in rock history and gave momentum to the “Paul is gone” conspiracy.
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#47
I had a miscarriage at about 6 weeks pregnant and only me, my boyfriend, father, and step mother knew. The day after I miscarry my aunt texts me to ask me if I'm pregnant. No one had told her she just had a hunch. I just told her she was wrong.
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#48
A U.S. Ship disguised itself as a German ship then sunk the German ship it was disguised as... The ship they sunk was disguised at the U.S. Ship that sunk it
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#49
The Egyptian War Trumpets. Found in the tomb of Tutankhamen, they are the oldest known trumpet prototypes in the world. There purpose? They had the magical power to summon war. They were played in 1939 on a BBC broadcast for the first time in thousands of years.
5 months later Britain entered WWII.
There are a couple other incidents of them being played and then war or riots breaking out..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun%27s_trumpets.
5 months later Britain entered WWII.
There are a couple other incidents of them being played and then war or riots breaking out..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun%27s_trumpets.
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#50
Two comic book characters were invented in the 1950s, both called Dennis the Menace. Both were first seen in comics that were sold on the same day. One character was the red and black striped one that we have in England and the other was the little blond dude you Americans have that inspired a film about a precocious kid who stops his next door neighbour seeing a plant flower.
Similarly, autism was independently discovered and named by psychologists in 3 different countries, and each called it autism.
Similarly, autism was independently discovered and named by psychologists in 3 different countries, and each called it autism.
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