The Most Bizarre Coincidences in History - Fate or Chance?

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[Jayjay-qeum]

"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like." -- Lemony Snicket

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Many know about the Berlin Wall, but what some may not know about is how trains were handled during the division of Berlin. Ending freedom of movement didn't just mean building the wall, it also meant making changes to the U-Bahn and S-Bahn. There were three lines, the U-Bahn lines now designated U6 and U8, and the Nord–Süd Tunnel on the S-Bahn, that ran for the most part through West Berlin but passed for a short distance through the borough of Mitte (the historic city canter), which was East Berlin territory. These lines continued to be open to West Berliners, but they did not stop at East Berlin stations, though they still had to slow down and these stations were heavily guarded. Thus, these became ghost stations

Trains on the U8 line had six stations in East Berlin before crossing from one part of West Berlin to the other. The U6 had to skip five stations as well as the S-Bahn having to skip four. Friedrichstraße on the other hand was an exception as it was a transfer point between U6 and S-Bahn lines. Wollankstraße as well because it had a West Berlin exit right on the border.

[gingerincoffee]

i love hearing people tell the story of the first one, partially because it’s so interesting but mostly because the real life richard parker is an ancestor of mine. i grew up hearing the story of how “your great-great-grandfather’s cousin was eaten at sea”, but it was only upon further research in my teen years that i learned of the coincidence with poe’s book too.

[ignitionfrn]

0:30 - Chapter 1 - Edgar allan poe's work comes to life
1:55 - Mid roll ads
3:15 - Back to the video
4:55 - Chapter 2 - The many coincidences around abraham lincoln assassination
7:40 - Chapter 3 - Germany's day of fate
11:30 - Chapter 4 - Kepler incorrectly decodes a cypher
13:40 - Chapter 5 - The sandwich that started WW1

[YeeSoest]

My favorite is the cab driver who ran over and killed two brothers exactly one year apart, driving the same route with the same passenger both times

[michaelcurtin]

The license plate on Franse Ferdnand was/is A. 11 11 18. The date the war was over.

[djblc]

The 2nd ‘tortoise’ in the shipwreck story was almost certainly a turtle.

[orterves]

That story of the end of the Berlin Wall was so beautiful I watched it a second time on 1x speed

[quasinfinity]

Even more coincidental, the Archduke was assassinated on Franz Joseph Street. Named after his uncle.

[montecorbit]

Bonus fact:

License plate of the car that archduke Ferdinand with riding in the number was the date of the armistice....

[ItsNotInTheCards]

I actually wrote an article about Lincoln’s, and all the death that surrounded him. Despite the heavy topic, it was actually a lighthearted comedic piece. I had a section about Booth saving Lincoln’s life. Obviously, referring to this event.

[velvetine]

RIDGE should make earrings that protect your brainwaves from bullshit.

[safiremorningstar]

The irony of ferdinand's death better be understood if you understood that the whole thing was set up with somebody who knew the route...

[brittster]

How many channels do you HAVE, SIMON? Good lord, I stopped keeping track, I can’t imagine how you keep on top of it all

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Tortoises can't swim, as they are land-based. So that second "tortoise" is a sea turtle. Nothing bizarre about me. Chance revolves around me because I am simply built different. Now here is some turnip lore: The turnip or white turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa) is a root vegetable commonly grown in temperate climates worldwide for its white, fleshy taproot. The word turnip is a compound of turn as in turned/rounded on a lathe and neep, derived from Latin napus, the word for the plant. Small, tender varieties are grown for human consumption, while larger varieties are grown as feed for livestock

Wild forms of the turnip and its relatives, the mustards and radishes, are found over western Asia and Europe. Starting as early as 2000 BC, related oilseed subspecies of Brassica rapa like oleifera may have been domesticated several times from the Mediterranean to India, though these are not the same turnips cultivated for its roots. Edible turnips were possibly first cultivated in northern Europe, and were an important food in the Hellenistic and Roman world. The turnip eventually spread east to China, and reached Japan by 700 AD

[dustylens]

It still remains that in early 1987 The Boston Globe quoted a Soviet official as stating that the Berlin Wall would come down "within three years". The event was well planned and I would not be surprised if Reagan had been invited to give the speech he gave so the officials could make it look like it was due to U.S. pressure.

[TheKalaxis]

November 9 is written 9/11 in Europe....just saying 👀

[FliesFLL]

Uhmm...

"Parker drew the short let me tell you about the Ridge wallet!"

Can you see the slight negative transfer about that Simon?

[harrybeaumont]

I know a lot of people find this spooky, but it really just comes down to not understanding probability properly.

[SavageJunky]

#1 coincidence: Trump do a speech about fighting for the country and few minutes after, an angry crowd storm the capitol... But he claim ha haved nothing to do with it! What a super coincidence! 🤣🤣