Coincidence in the lives of two people. Coincidence. A way to steer synchronicity in the right direction
A few years ago, when I was in the eleventh grade, a woman came to our school who tried to persuade us to enter a notorious university. By the way, why she came to our small town and ended up in our school, I still do not understand.
Their university planned an open day and invited high school students from all over the country to look at the university and persuade their parents that this university was worthy of attention and would give the best education for their child. Of course, children do not have money for the road, and not every parent will let their child go God knows where and with whom. However, the woman guaranteed to pay for travel and meals. The only thing left was to talk to the parents.
That very day has come. We arrived at the station and were waiting for our train. So that it would not be so scary to go by myself, I knocked out a classmate friend for such an adventure. On the train, we met many of our peers from other schools who also went to see the "same" university.
Among all the guys, I met a girl from a neighboring school - Sonya - and forgot about my classmate, whom I dragged with me. Sonya and I walked together in a strange city and even, moving away from our excursion, managed to get lost.
Upon arrival home, Sonya and I did not stop talking: we walked together, talked for hours on the phone, stayed with each other for the night. One winter day, when we were sitting at her house and playing Monopoly, I met her sister Zhanna. Zhanna suggested that I add her as a friend on social networks so that I could rate her photos.
I didn’t have a computer at that time, although thanks to Sonya I was an active user of the social network. She helped me set up the Internet on my phone and I sat in it for hours without getting out.
You probably do not understand what is the connection between the university, the girlfriend, her sister and ... a love story? And there really is a connection! All this was a series of events, without which nothing would have happened. But I will not get ahead of myself.
The next day, Sonya and I went to the village to her relatives. That's where it all started. In the evening we missed the train and did not get to the neighboring village for a disco, so we had to stay at home. We were bored and we just sat on the Internet. I went to Jeanne's page so that, as she asked, to evaluate her pictures. There I saw a lively discussion on the subject of love. Since I always intervene in any conversation, this time I also failed to remain silent. Word for word, and I struck up a conversation with a nice guy. Gradually, we moved into a personal. It turned out that he was serving in the army and he was still more than two months away from demobilization. We talked with Vitya every day, we began to call each other. We got to know each other more and looked forward to seeing each other.
Finally spring has come! On April 21, he retired from the army and came to me. We met, walked for a long time along the embankment and the avenue. And then they kissed. Three years have passed since that day and we are still together.
So, if then the rector of the university hadn’t taken it into his head to organize an Open Doors Day, if that woman hadn’t come to our small town, if I hadn’t met Sonya, and then Zhanna, if we hadn’t just missed the train and left for disco - all this would not have happened. Thank fate. I know for sure: the coincidences are not accidental.
Victoria, Saratov
Psychologist's comment:
In psychology, it is believed that there really are no accidents - there are only certain patterns. But in order for fate to present us with a gift - for example, great love - you need to be ready for this.
Graduation is one of those times when there are so many opportunities open up before us, and it's great if we manage to use them well. And in this sense, it is very possible to control your destiny and benefit from such “accidents”.
What did our heroine Victoria do in order for the described chain of "accidents" to help her find her love?
First of all, she was open to everything new that came into her life. It is very important. After all, if you sit at home and wait for an Interesting Opportunity to knock on the door, you can wait your whole life. Victoria did not lose the opportunity to visit an interesting place - another city. She could have said no right away, but she found something valuable and important for herself in this woman's offer.
Secondly (and this is very important!) our heroine acted wisely, taking precautions and safety. She didn’t rush off without looking anywhere: she took a girlfriend with her, and on the way to another city she was able to make friends with other guys who were going to the same university (including a girl, communication with which would later lead her to a loved one ).
In addition, Victoria easily and with pleasure began to use technologies that she had not owned before. This turned out to be important: after all, how else could she have met Victor without a computer?
And finally, another thing that helped Victoria find her love is the girl's ability to openly share her beliefs about important areas of life (such as love and relationships). The usual, "secular" conversation about anything on the Internet does not provide an opportunity to get to know other people for who they really are. But when our heroine got involved in a conversation on such a burning topic as relationships, she was able to show herself as she is, from a very personal side, and at the same time see Victor, who, apparently, also talked about himself and his friends. feelings candidly enough.
Sometimes such a conversation on important topics can move the relationship further than a multi-day conversation about nothing (even if the relationship has not yet begun). Our heroine was not afraid and joined in such a conversation, and met a man who shares important views for her - and this, as you know, is one of the main signs of a long and harmonious relationship.
Even if you do not believe in fate, sometimes events still occur that are simply impossible to believe in by chance, and which are very difficult to call coincidences. From meeting your own doppelgänger to two identical cars in the same parking lot, it's hard to walk past such striking examples without taking a photo to post online.
Ahead of you is a collection of pictures on the theme of incredible coincidences, the coincidence of which is extremely difficult to believe. No one knows if these photos are forged, or if it's just fate, you decide.
1. A nurse in one of the American hospitals suddenly found out that the very premature baby she cared for 28 years ago is working among local doctors!
2. A dog named Flirt (Flirt, left) and a random stranger who also does not have an eye. These dogs seem to be literally copies of each other, although if you look closely, there is still a difference.
3. According to the owner of this picture, his cousin once upon a time got into a photo of his future wife's family while on vacation in Rio de Janeiro. Cousin can be found on the left in the background. After 7 years, they met and became husband and wife.
4. A similar incident happened to a couple from China. Husband and wife found out that they were in the same photo as teenagers, not knowing each other at all.
5. When an Uber driver comes to pick you up and he turns out to be a leaner, mustachioed version of you…
6. Pigeons can paint their own portraits. True, this is not a simple paint, and brushes were not useful for it ...
7. Before meeting at the wedding, these guys did not know each other, but they clearly look like brothers, and even accidentally dressed the same.
8. The author of the picture is the father of this girl. He shared with users the story of how his daughter hurt her chin, and on the same day she found very suitable words in fortune cookies: “Time heals all wounds. Higher chin. In Russian, it would be more correct to say “up your nose”, but then the meaning of the pun is lost.
9. The photo shows the reunion of 2 brothers, one of whom had just returned from a long journey, and by chance they dressed almost the same.
10. And here is the same rock on which the photo was taken for packaging a sweet bar.
11. Hands of father and son. The father lost the tip of his index finger when he was 10 years old, and the son's index finger simply grew shorter.
12. According to the owner of this photo, it proves just an incredible coincidence. The man recently got married. Together with his wife, he thought that they met when they were both over 20. Then they found out that their mothers were best friends in, and this old picture is the first joint photo of the couple, which they even took with them to the wedding to have fun guests.
13. When the doctor noticed the resemblance of his patient to the hero of the illustration on the wall.
14. Here are 2 almost identical photos taken by a guy and a girl who met only 3 years after this concert. They stood side by side, but did not yet know that they would become a couple.
15. Just a bird, in the claws of which is a small shark that has caught a fish. The food chain is clear.
16. Three cars of the same model and color parked in front of a building of almost the same color.
17. In this dragonfly, the body is almost perfect for the swimming trunks of the author of the picture.
18. The cat threw the aquarium off the table, but this fish is clearly lucky. What is the probability that an aquarium full of water will turn over so successfully, falling to the floor from a height?
19. After the storm. Someone got off lightly!
20. In front of you are the legs of work colleagues. A man was born with 6 toes on his left foot, and a woman with 4 on her right. They would probably make a good team.
21. The inscription on the road poster reads: "Fantastic coup."
22. Someone's phone case just blends in perfectly with the pattern of a 1982 wooden table from the school library.
23. This guy found very funny texts in his fortune cookies. First, a note was opened with the inscription "Love is coming", and after it came across a passage with the word "Love". What a coincidence!
25. Just a check. The amount of the bill and the wish at the end together look rather ironic. The inscription reads: "Rely completely on God."
26. This girl turned out to be practically the only passenger when she mistakenly booked a ticket for a flight intended exclusively for the flight crew.
27. This stuck pebble just matched perfectly with the pattern on the sole of the shoe.
28. This guy's name is Ken (Ken), and in the most ordinary store, he came across a miniature version of himself.
29. Stephen Hawking died on the birthday of Albert Einstein. Two brilliant physicists, and one date for two ...
30. This pebble is just perfectly round!
31. The author of the picture said that he found this piece of old wallpaper at home after the repair. The previous owners lived here back in the 1970s, and by an incredible chance, the new tenant painted his walls in the same color and pattern that flaunted in this house 40 years ago.
32. The serial number on the pizza cutter can be read as the word "pizza".
33. This young dog cannot raise his right ear, just like a 3-year-old dog next to him. The owner of an adult male German Shepherd took a small puppy, not immediately noticing this similarity between two dogs that were initially strangers to each other.
34. If you rebuild these cars, they will make a couple of one-color pickups.
35. Have you ever seen a triple banana?
These incredible coincidences are so implausible that if science fiction writers invented them, they would risk being accused of defiant fiction. However, life itself invented these fantastic coincidences, and no one can accuse her of lying.
Forgotten Scenario
When the famous actor Anthony Hopkins got the lead role in the film The Girls from Petrovka, then there was no book in any store that was based on the script. Frustrated, the actor was returning home and miraculously in the subway he meets this forgotten book with notes in the margins on a bench. Later, on the set of the film, Hopkins met the author of the novel, from whom he learned that a year and a half ago, the author sent the last copy of the book with remarks in the margins to the director, and he lost it on the subway ...Gave away secrets
In 1944, in one of its issues of the Daily Telegraph newspaper, a crossword puzzle was published containing all the code names for the secret operation to land allied troops in Normandy. The words were encrypted in the crossword: "Neptune", "Utah", "Omaha", "Jupiter". Intelligence rushed to investigate the "information leak". However, the compiler of the crossword puzzle turned out to be an old school teacher, puzzled by such an incredible coincidence no less than military personnel. Air combat from the past
Once, during a flight on a scheduled plane, Muscovite Pankratov was reading a book about wartime air battles. After reading the phrase "The shell hit the first engine ...", indeed, the right engine on the Il-18 aircraft suddenly began to smoke. The flight had to be cut short... plum pudding
The poet Émile Deschamps was treated to plum pudding by a Forgibu as a child. The recipe for this dish was new to France, but Forgibu brought it from England. After 10 years, Deschamps saw this memorable dish on the menu of one of the restaurants and, of course, made an order. However, the waiter informed him that the whole pudding could not be ordered, but only part of it, because the other part of it had already been ordered. What was the surprise of the poet when at the next table he saw the person who first made the order, it was Forgiby. Even later, while visiting, where one of the dessert dishes was plum pudding, Deschamps told the story that he had only twice in his life to try this dish and both times Forgibu was present. The guests joked that maybe now they will appear here ... There was no limit to everyone's surprise when the doorbell rang. Of course, it was Forgibu, who, having arrived in Orleans, was invited to visit by one of the neighbors, but ... mixed up the apartments! fish day
The famous psychologist Carl Jung once had a funny story, within 24 hours. First, he was served fish for dinner. As he sat at the table, he saw a fish wagon drive by. Further, his friend at dinner, for no reason at all, started talking about the custom of “making April fish” (this is how April Fools' jokes are called). Then a former patient unexpectedly came and brought, as a token of gratitude, a picture in which, again, a large fish was depicted. Then a lady came, asking the doctor to decipher her dream, in which she herself appeared in the form of a mermaid and a flock of fish swimming after her. And when Jung went to the shore of the lake to calmly think over the whole chain of events (which, according to his calculations, did not fit into the usual random chain of events), next to him he found a small fish thrown ashore. An unexpected scenario
In a Scottish village there was a screening of the film "Around the World in 80 Days". At the time when the movie characters were getting into the basket of the balloon and cutting off the rope, a strange crack was heard. It turned out that a balloon fell on the roof of the cinematograph ... exactly the same as in the cinema, a balloon! And that was in 1965. hello from the moon
At that moment, when the American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon, his first phrase was: "I wish you success, Mr. Gorsky!". And that's what it meant. As a child, Armstrong accidentally heard a quarrel between neighbors - a married couple named Gorsky. Mrs. Gorsky scolded her husband: “It’s more likely that a neighbor’s boy flies to the moon than you satisfy a woman!” And here you are, a coincidence! Neil really went to the moon! Like snow on your head
This story took place in the 1930s. Joseph Figlock, a resident of the city of Detroit, returned home, and, as they say, did not touch anyone. Suddenly, from the window of a multi-storey building, literally, a one-year-old child fell on Joseph's head. Both Joseph and the child got off lightly. Later it turned out that the young and careless mother simply forgot to close the window, and the curious child climbed onto the windowsill and, instead of dying, ended up in the hands of her stunned involuntary savior. Miracle, you say? What do you call what happened exactly one year later? Joseph, as usual, was walking down the street, not touching anyone, and suddenly from the window of a multi-storey building, literally, the same child fell on his head! Both participants in the incident again escaped with a slight fright. What is this? Miracle? Coincidence? prophetic song
Once, at a friendly party, Marcello Mastroianni sang an old song "The house where I was so happy was burned down ...". Before he could finish singing the verse, he was informed about the fire in his mansion. Debt good turn deserves another
In 1966, four-year-old Roger Losier almost drowned in the sea near the American city of Salem. Luckily, he was saved by a woman named Alice Blaze. In 1974, Roger, who was already 12, repaid a favor for a favor - at the same place he saved a drowning man who turned out to be ... Alice Blaze's husband. sinister book
In 1898, the novel "Futility" was published, in which the writer Morgan Robertson described the death of the giant ship "Titan" after a collision with an iceberg on its first voyage ... 14 years later, in 1912, Great Britain launched the ship "Titanic", and in the luggage of one passenger (of course, quite by accident) was the book "Futility" about the death of the "Titan". Everything written in the novel came true, literally all the details of the disaster coincided: an unimaginable hype in the press was raised around both ships even before they went to sea because of their huge size. Both of the supposedly unsinkable ships hit the ice mountain in April with a host of celebrities on board. And in both cases, the accident very quickly escalated into a disaster due to the captain's indiscretion and lack of rescue equipment ... The book "Futility" with a detailed description of the ship sank with him. Sinister book 2
One April night in 1935, sailor William Reeves was on watch at the bow of the English steamer Titanian bound for Canada. It was deep midnight, Reeves, under the influence of the novel Futility he had just read, and pondering the fact that there was a shocking similarity between the Titanic disaster and a fictional event. Immediately, the sailor realized that his ship was currently crossing the ocean where both the Titan and the Titanic had found their eternal rest. Reeves then remembered that his birthday coincided with the exact date of the Titanic's submersion - April 14, 1912. At this thought, the sailor was seized with indescribable horror. It seemed to him that fate was preparing something unexpected for him. Strongly impressed, Reeves gave a danger signal, and the steamer's engines immediately stopped. Crew members ran out onto the deck: everyone wanted to know the reason for such a sudden stop. What was the amazement of the sailors when they saw an iceberg emerging from the darkness of the night and stopping right in front of the ship. One fate for two
The most famous copy people who lived at the same time are Hitler and Roosevelt. Despite the fact that they outwardly differed greatly, even were enemies, their biographies were largely similar. In 1933, both received power with a difference of only one day. The day of the inauguration of US President Roosevelt coincided with the vote in the German Reichstag on granting dictatorial powers to Hitler. Roosevelt and Hitler took their countries out of a deep crisis for exactly six years, then each of them led the country to prosperity (in their understanding). Both died in April 1945 with a difference of 18 days, being in a state of irreconcilable war with each other ... prophecy letter
Writer Yevgeny Petrov had a funny hobby: he collected envelopes... from his own letters! He did it this way - he sent a letter to some country. In the address, everything except the name of the state, he invented - the city, street, house number, name of the addressee. Naturally, after a month and a half, the envelope returned to Petrov, but already decorated with multi-colored foreign stamps, the main of which was: "The addressee is incorrect." However, when, in April 1939, the writer decided to disturb the New Zealand Post Office, he came up with a city called Hydebirdville, Wrightbeach Street, House 7, and the addressee Merrill Augene Weisley. In the letter itself, Petrov wrote in English: “Dear Merrill! Please accept our sincere condolences on the passing of Uncle Pete. Brace yourself, old man. Forgive me for not writing for a long time. I hope Ingrid is all right. Kiss my daughter for me. She's probably quite big. Your Eugene. More than two months have passed since the letter was sent, but the letter with the appropriate mark has not been returned. Deciding that it was lost, Evgeny Petrov began to forget about it. But then August came, and he waited ... for a response letter. At first, Petrov decided that someone had played a joke on him in his own spirit. But when he read the return address, he was in no mood for jokes. The envelope said: "New Zealand, Hydebirdville, Wrightbeach 7, Merrill Augene Weisley." And all this was confirmed by a blue postmark "New Zealand, Hydebirdville Post". The text of the letter read: “Dear Eugene! Thank you for your condolences. The ridiculous death of Uncle Pete knocked us out of the rut for six months. I hope you will forgive the delay in writing. Ingrid and I often think back to those two days you were with us. Gloria is very big and will go to the 2nd grade in the fall. She still keeps the bear you brought her from Russia.” Petrov had never traveled to New Zealand, and therefore he was all the more amazed to see a man in a photograph of a strong build who was hugging ... himself, Petrov! On the reverse side of the picture was written: "October 9, 1938." Here the writer almost became ill - after all, it was on that day that he was admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state with severe pneumonia. Then, for several days, doctors fought for his life, not hiding from his relatives that he had almost no chance of surviving. To deal with these misunderstandings, or mysticism, Petrov wrote another letter to New Zealand, but he did not wait for an answer: the Second World War had begun. E. Petrov from the first days of the war became a war correspondent for Pravda and Informburo and changed a lot. Colleagues did not recognize him - he became withdrawn, thoughtful, and stopped joking altogether. 
In 1942, the plane on which the writer flew to the war zone disappeared, most likely it was shot down over enemy territory. And on the day the news of the plane's disappearance was received, Petrov's Moscow address received a letter from Merrill Weisley. In this letter, Weisley admired the courage of the Soviet people and expressed concern for the life of Yevgeny himself. In particular, he wrote: “I got scared when you started swimming in the lake. The water was very cold. But you said you were destined to crash your plane, not drown. I beg you, be careful - fly as little as possible. deja vu
On December 5, 1664, a passenger ship sank off the coast of Wales. All crew members and passengers were killed, except for one. The lucky one was named Hugh Williams. More than a century later, on December 5, 1785, another ship was wrecked on the same spot. And once again, the only person saved by the name of ... Hugh Williams. In 1860, again on the fifth of December, a fishing schooner sank here. Only one fisherman survived. And his name was Hugh Williams! You can't escape fate
Louis XVI was prophesied that he would die on the 21st. The king was seriously frightened and on the 21st day of each month he sat, locked himself in his bedroom, did not receive anyone, did not appoint any business. But the precautions were in vain! On June 21, 1791, Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette were arrested. On September 21, 1792, a republic was proclaimed in France and royal power was abolished. And on January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was executed. Unhappy marriage
In 1867, the Duke of Aosta, heir to the Italian crown, married Princess Maria del Pozzodella Cisterna. After several days of living together, the newlyweds' maid hanged herself. The gatekeeper then slit his own throat. The royal secretary was killed by falling from his horse. The duke's friend died from a sunstroke... Of course, after such monstrous coincidences, the life of the newlyweds did not work out! Sinister book 3
Edgar Allan Poe wrote a creepy story about how shipwrecked and starved sailors ate a cabin boy named Richard Parker. And in 1884, the horror story came true. The schooner "Lace" was wrecked, and the sailors, distraught with hunger, ate the cabin boy, whose name was ... Richard Parker. An opportunity to thank
One of the residents of Texas, USA, Allan Folby had an accident and seriously damaged the artery in his leg. There is a strong possibility that he would have died from blood loss if it were not for Alfred Smith, who was passing by, who applied a bandage to the victim and called an ambulance. Five years later, Folby witnessed a car accident: the driver of the crashed car was lying unconscious, with a torn artery in his leg. It was... Alfred Smith. Terrible date for ufologists
By a strange and frightening coincidence, many ufologists died on the same day - June 24, however, in different years. So, on June 24, 1964, the author of the book "Behind the Scenes of Flying Saucers" Frank Scully died. On June 24, 1965, film actor and ufologist George Adamsky died. And on June 24, 1967, two UFO researchers, Richard Chen and Frank Edwards, left for another world at once. Let the car die
Famed actor James Dean died in a horrific car accident in September 1955. His sports car remained intact, but soon after the death of the actor, some kind of evil fate began to haunt the car and everyone who touched it. Judge for yourself. Shortly after the accident, the car was taken away from the scene. At that moment, when the car was brought to the garage, its engine mysteriously fell out of the body, crushing the legs of the mechanic. The motor was acquired by a certain doctor who placed it in his car. Soon he died during a racing race. James Dean's car was later fixed, but the garage where it was repaired burned down. The car was exhibited as a landmark in Sacramento, fell off the podium and crushed the thigh of a passing teenager. To top it off, in 1959, the car mysteriously (and completely on its own) fell apart into 11 pieces. bullet fool
In 1883, Henry Siegland broke up with his beloved, who, heartbroken, committed suicide. The girl's brother, beside himself with grief, grabbed a gun, tried to kill Henry, and believing that the bullet had hit its mark, he shot himself. However, Henry survived: the bullet only slightly grazed his face and entered the trunk of a tree. A few years later, Henry decided to cut down the ill-fated tree, but the trunk was too large, and the task seemed impossible. Then Siegland decided to blow up the tree with a few sticks of dynamite. From the explosion, the bullet, which was still sitting in the trunk of the tree, broke free and hit ... right in the head of Henry, killing him on the spot. Twins
Stories about twins are known for their unusualness. Particularly striking is the story of two twin brothers from Ohio. Their parents died when the babies were only a few weeks old. They were adopted by different families and the twins were separated in infancy. From here begins a series of incredible coincidences. Let's start with the fact that both foster families, without consulting and unaware of each other's plans, called the boys the same name - James. The brothers grew up unaware of the existence of each other, but both received a law degree, both were excellent draftsmen and carpenters, and both married women with the same name Linda. Each of the brothers had sons. One brother named his son James Alan, and the second - James Allan. Both brothers then left their wives and remarried women...with the same name Betty! Each of them was the owner of a dog with the name Toy ... you can continue endlessly. At the age of 40, they found out about each other, met and were amazed that, after a forced separation, they lived one life for two. One destiny
In 2002, seventy-year-old twin brothers died an hour apart in two unrelated traffic accidents on the same highway in northern Finland! Police representatives claim that there have been no accidents on this section of the road for a long time, so the report of two accidents on the same day with an hour difference was already a shock for them, and when it turned out that twin brothers were the victims, the police officers could not explain what had happened nothing but an incredible coincidence. Monk Savior
The famous nineteenth-century Austrian portrait painter Joseph Aigner attempted suicide several times. The first time he tried to hang himself at the age of 18, however, he was suddenly stopped by a capuchin monk who appeared out of nowhere. At 22, he tried again, and was again saved by the same mysterious monk. Eight years later, the artist was sentenced to the gallows for his political activities, but the timely intervention of the same monk helped to mitigate the sentence. At the age of 68, the artist nevertheless committed suicide (shot from a pistol in the temple). The funeral service was held by the same monk - a man whose name no one ever knew. The reasons for such a reverent attitude of the Capuchin monk to the Austrian artist remained unclear.Sad meeting
In 1858, poker player Robert Fallon was shot dead by a losing opponent who claimed that Robert was a cheat and had won $600 by cheating. Fallon's place at the table was vacated, the winnings remained nearby, and none of the players wanted to take the "unfortunate place". However, the game had to be continued, and the rivals, after conferring, went out of the saloon into the street and soon returned with a young man who happened to be passing by. The newcomer was seated at the table and handed him $600 (Robert's winnings) as his starting bet. Arriving at the scene of the crime, the police discovered that the recent killers were playing poker with passion, and the winner was ... a newcomer who managed to turn the $600 initial bet into a $2,200 win! After sorting out the situation and arresting the main suspects in the murder of Robert Fallon, the police ordered the transfer of $ 600 won by the deceased to his next of kin, who turned out to be the same lucky young player who had not seen his father for more than 7 years! Arrived on a comet
The famous writer Mark Twain was born in 1835, on the day when Halley's comet flew near the Earth, and died in 1910 on the day of its next appearance near the earth's orbit. The writer foresaw and himself predicted his death back in 1909: "I came into this world with Halley's comet, and next year I will leave it with it." sinister taxi
In 1973, in Bermuda, a taxi hit two brothers who were rolling down the road in violation of the rules. The blow was not strong, the brothers recovered, and the lesson did not go well for them. Exactly 2 years later, on the same street on the same moped, they again fell under a taxi. The police found that in both cases the same passenger was driving the taxi, but completely ruled out any version of a deliberate hit-and-run. Favorite book
In 1920, the American writer Ann Parrish, who was on holiday in Paris at the time, came across her favorite children's book, Jack Frost and Other Stories, in a second-hand bookshop. Ann bought the book and showed it to her husband, talking about how she loved this book as a child. The husband took the book from Ann, opened it and found on the title page the inscription: "Anne Parrish, 209H Webber Street, Colorado Springs." It was the same book that had once belonged to Ann herself! One destiny for two
King Umberto I of Italy once went to a small restaurant in the city of Monza to have lunch. The owner of the establishment respectfully accepted the order from His Majesty. Looking at the owner of the restaurant, the king suddenly realized that in front of him was his exact copy. The owner of the restaurant both in face and physique looked a lot like His Majesty. The men got to talking and discovered other similarities: both the king and the owner of the restaurant were born on the same day and year (March 14, 1844). They were born in the same city. Both are married to women named Margarita. The owner of the restaurant opened his restaurant on the day of the coronation of Umberto I. But the coincidences did not end there. In 1900, King Umberto was informed that the owner of a restaurant where the king liked to visit from time to time had died in an accident from a gunshot. Before the king had time to express his condolences, he himself was shot dead by an anarchist from the crowd surrounding the carriage. happy place
In one of the supermarkets in the English county of Cheshire, inexplicable miracles have been happening for 5 years. As soon as the cashier at number 15 sits down at the cash register, she becomes pregnant in a few weeks. Everything is repeated with enviable constancy, the result is 24 pregnant women. 30 children born. After several “successfully” control experiments, during which the researchers planted volunteers at the checkout, no scientific conclusions followed. The way home
The famous American actor Charles Coglen, who died in 1899, was buried not in his homeland, but in the city of Galveston (Texas), where death accidentally caught a touring troupe. A year later, a hurricane of unprecedented strength hit this city, washing away several streets and a cemetery. The sealed coffin with Coglen's body floated in the Atlantic for at least 6000 km in 9 years, until finally the current washed him ashore right in front of the house where he was born on Prince Edward Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Loser Thief
A tragicomic incident recently took place in Sofia. The thief Milko Stoyanov, having successfully robbed the apartment of a wealthy citizen and neatly put the "trophies" in his backpack, decided to quickly go down the drainpipe from the window overlooking the deserted street. When Milko was at the level of the second floor, the whistles of the police were heard. Confused, he released the pipe from his hands and flew down. Just at that moment, a guy was walking along the sidewalk, and Milko fell right on top of him. The police arrived in time to handcuff both of them and took them to the station. It turned out that the guy Milko fell on was a burglar who, after many unsuccessful attempts, was finally tracked down. Interestingly, the second thief was also called Milko Stoyanov. Unlucky date
Is it possible to explain the tragic fate of American presidents elected in a year that ends in zero by chance? Lincoln (1860), Garfield (1880), McKinley (1900), Kennedy (1960) were killed, Garrison (1840) died of pneumonia, Roosevelt (1940) - of polio, Harding (1920) suffered a severe heart attack. An attempt was also made on Reagan (1980). Last call
Can the documented episode be considered an accident: Pope Paul VI's favorite alarm clock, which had been ringing regularly at 6 am for 55 years, suddenly went off at 9 pm when the pope died...The famous writer Victoria Tokareva does not believe in coincidences. “Accidents are the language of God,” she wrote in one of her writings. How unexpected and sometimes unrealistic they are, learn from the stories of our heroines.
Masha Kovalchuk
14:11 6.12.2014
1. What did the honeymoon trip lead to?
“Six years ago, after the wedding, my husband and I went on a honeymoon trip to Turkey. At the Kiev airport, they noticed a young married couple, ended up together on the same plane, then on the bus from the same tour operator, where we started our acquaintance. It turned out that this couples also have a honeymoon trip.Moreover, not only the date and time of the wedding coincided, but also the names of the witnesses at the wedding.
A joint trip then grew into a strong friendship. But the coincidences didn't end there. Both we and our friends are growing up daughters." Daria Grinenko, Khmelnitsky
2. When ships are "changed"
"This story happened before the collapse of the USSR. My mother, who had not been on vacation for six years, decided to go on a cruise in the Mediterranean. Then it was a standard trip in a group of thirty people along the route Italy-France-Turkey-Greece-Syria- Egypt with an excursion program and entertainment on board A week before the trip, all vacationers were gathered for briefing, which at that time was carried out by KGB officers and accompanying leaders.
Mom returned in frustrated feelings, almost with tears in her eyes. It turned out that during the briefing they were informed about the change in the route and that they would not visit France and Italy. In addition, the date of departure and the change of ship were changed.
Soon we saw my mother on a trip on the Konstantin Simonov. And the Admiral Nakhimov, on which she was originally supposed to go, sank a few days later.
Thank you for this happy accident. She saved my mom!" Nina Kozedubova, Kyiv
3. First date
“When I went on the Internet, I often came across an article about dating sites with the title “Where are you, Herman?” I always skipped it, but one day I decided to read it. I thought for a long time about the option that was offered for dating, and on the same day I decided to register on the site. Already on the second day, a handsome man asked me for a phone and offered to meet. On a date, it turned out that his name was Herman. That evening I deleted my profile on the site, and Herman became my husband. " Olga Palchikovskaya
4. Daughters-mothers
“My mother, when she studied at the Mirgorod Ceramic College, became friends with her classmate. After graduation, my mother was sent to work in the Kiev region, and her friend went to work in Zhytomyr. For some time they corresponded, and then, as often happens, the connection was cut off.
Many years later, I went to college and ended up in the same group with my mother's friend's daughter, moreover, we lived in the same room in a hostel. Thanks to this amazing coincidence, our moms found each other and started talking again." Lesya Ivanchenko, Tetiev
5. Incredible but true
The famous psychologist Carl Jung, who collected many stories related to each other, cited an interesting case in one of his works. On the eve of the war, the woman took a picture of her little son, but because of the hostilities, she did not have time to pick up the film in time. Three years later, when she took a picture of her daughter, when developing, she suddenly noticed that the pictures were printed on used film. Imagine the surprise of the mother when it turned out that the photographs of her daughter were taken over the photographs of her son. It turned out that the film was mistakenly included in the package with the new batch, as a result of which the woman bought her own film.
Edited by Veronica Kirilyuk