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Road
Accidents
Finnish
twin brothers, aged 71, were killed in identical bicycle
accidents along the same road two hours apart, police said.
"This is simply a historic coincidence. Although the road
is a busy one, accidents don't occur every day," police
officer Marja-Leena Huhtala told Reuters. "It made my hair
stand on end when I heard the two were brothers, and identical
twins at that. It came to mind that perhaps someone from
upstairs had a say in this," she said.
This
is a similar story of coincidence, not of twins but of two
brothers. In 1975, while riding a moped in Bermuda, a man was
accidentally struck and killed by a taxi. One year later, this
man's bother was killed in the very same way. In fact, he was
riding the very same moped. And to stretch the odds even
further, he was struck by the very same taxi driven by the same
driver - and even carrying the very same passenger!
Mysterious
Monk to the Rescue
Joseph
Aigner was a fairly well-known portrait painter in 19th century
Austria who, apparently, was quite an unhappy fellow: he several
times attempted suicide. His first attempt was at the young age
of 18 when he tried to hang himself, but was interrupted by the
mysterious appearance of a Capuchin monk. At age 22 he again
tried to hang himself, but was again saved from the act by the
very same monk. Eight years later, his death was ordained by
others who sentenced him to the gallows for his political
activities. Once again, his life was saved by the intervention
of the same monk. At age 68, Aiger finally succeeded in suicide,
a pistol doing the trick. His funeral ceremony was conducted by
the same Capuchin monk - a man whose name Aiger never even knew.
Swapped
Hotel Finds
In
1953, television reporter Irv Kupcinet was in London to cover
the coronation of Ellizabeth II. In one of the drawers in his
room at the Savoy he found found some items that, by their
identification, belonged to a man named Harry Hannin.
Coincidentally, Harry Hannin - a basketball star with the famed
Harlem Globetrotters - was a good friend of Kupcinet's. But the
story has yet another twist. Just two days later, and before he
could tell Hannin of his lucky discovery, Kupcinet received a
letter from Hannin. In the letter, Hannin told Kucinet that
while staying at the Hotel Meurice in Paris, he found in a
drawer a tie - with Kupcinet's name on it!
The
Vengeful Bullet
Henry
Ziegland thought he had dodged fate. In 1883, he broke off a
relationship with his girlfriend who, out of distress, committed
suicide. The girl's brother was so enraged that he hunted down
Ziegland and shot him. The brother, believing he had killed
Ziegland, then turned his gun on himself and took his own life.
But Ziegland had not been killed. The bullet, in fact, had only
grazed his face and then lodged in a tree. Ziegland surely
thought himself a lucky man. Some years later, however, Ziegland
decided to cut down the large tree, which still had the bullet
in it. The task seemed so formidable that he decided to blow it
up with a few sticks of dynamite. The explosion propelled the
bullet into Ziegland's head, killing him.
Lincoln
and Kennedy
Abraham
Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham
Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.
Both
were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both
Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both were shot in the head.
Lincoln's
secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both
were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both successors were named Johnson.
Andrew
Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John
Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939.
Both
assassins were known by their three names.
Both names comprise fifteen letters.
Booth
ran from the theatre and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theatre.
Booth
and Oswald were both assassinated before their trials.
And
here's the kicker :
A
week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot he was with Marilyn Monroe
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