What is co-incidence? A coincidence is a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances which have no apparent causal connection with each other. And, when it such events occur we are actually left spell bound and in amazement. Brace yourself as we make you look into the 15 great co-incidences of the world.
1. Old Mc Donald had a farm
Mr Mc Donald, a farmer in Canada, has a postal address EIEIO.
2. Heights of Co-Incidence
A computer error gave two women in America called Patricia the same social security number. When the two women were brought together in an office to rectify the blunder they discovered that:- They had both been born with the names Patricia Ann Campbell- Both of their fathers were called Robert Campbell- Their birthdays were on 13th March 1941- They had both married military men in the year 1959 (within eleven days of each other)- They each had two children aged 19 and 21- They both had an interest in oil painting- Both had studied cosmetics- Both had worked as book-keepers
3. Destiny (Death) will find its way
Henry Ziegland, a resident of Texas, dumped his girlfriend, which made her commit suicide. Her brother shot Ziegland and hurriedly took his own life. Ziegland had survived the shot as the bullet touched his face and got lodged in a nearby tree. Years later, when he was trying to cut the tree down, he used dynamite. The explosion caused the bullet to fly through and hit his head. R.I.P Mr. Ziegland.
4. UK & US has the same Talent
The famous comic strip “Denace the Menace” existed in both the US and the UK. However they were completely different entities created by two different cartoonists. Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the menace (the boy with the golden hair and a dog named Ruff) in the USA released the same time as David Law’s entirely different comic under the same name in the UK. Both comics were about a little boy who liked wreaking havoc, although Law’s version was dirtier and grittie
5. Reckoning Run
Sachin Tendulkar’s stats, i.e. 200 matches, 15921 runs and 51 centuries, is the sum of Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke’s stats.
6. Identical Twin , Identical Lives but Separated from Birth
Jim Springer and Jim Lewis who were separated at birth were reunited at the age of 39. They discovered that they were both married to women named Linda, divorced, and remarried to women named Betty. One of them had a son named James Allan while the other named his son James Alan.In fact.they both had dogs named Toy.
7. Pass or fail in Style
In 1990, a 15-year-old student from Argoed High School in the UK sat for his GCSE examinations. His name was Bond…James Bond and his paper reference number was 007. Truly a stylish exam.
8. Johnny Bravo knew about 9/11
An episode of Johnny Bravo that aired on Cartoon Network in April 2001 featured a movie poster with an image of a burning building with the label ‘Coming Soon’. Five months later 9/11 happened, and the same scene was repeated as WTC was attacked.
9. In the footsteps of the Legend
On December 28, 1999, Sachin Tendulkar scored a total of 1000 runs versus Australia in the 5th test on Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 19th innings. Exactly 15 years later, Virat Kohli also scored a total of 1000 runs versus Australia in the 5th test in the 19th innings at MCG. They were both 26 years old at their respective times of setting this milestone.
10. Die Another Day
In 1909, the author of Tom Sawyer was quoted saying, “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I don’t go out with Halley’s Comet. The greatest co-incidence was.”Twain died of a heart attack on April 21, 1910, one day after the comet’s closest approach to Earth.
11. Till Death kept them apart
Neville and Erskine Ebbin both died at the tender age of 17 in an accident, but the weird part is that they both died a year apart while riding the same motorcycle.This is not the end. Both brothers were killed by the same taxi, which was being driven by the same driver and it was carrying the same passenger. Here’s proof from 1975 incident.
12. History Altered
The Mongolians tried to conquer Japan in the 13th century but were prohibited from doing so after a typhoon broke out upon their arrival at the Japanese port of Hakata. They moved back and returned the following year in summer where they were once again faced a typhoon at Hakata. Being superstitious, the Mongols decided never to invade the country again. The weird coincidence? Typhoons don’t occur in summer.
13. Renewal in the Political Scenario
He choose it or did destiny chose him?
14. Split the Name
In 2013, Rajkumar Rao acted in a movie called Shahid. A few days later, Shahid Kapoor starred in a film named R. Rajkumar.
