The 10 most curious and rare coincidences

4. Photographic coincidence

A German mother who photographed her little son in 1914 took the film to reveal to a warehouse in Strasbourg. In those days, you would sell the photographic plates individually. The arrival of World War I made it impossible for the woman to approach Strasbourg to pick up the photograph so the lady gave it for lost. Two years later, she bought a film plaque in Frankfurt, more than 166 kilometers away, to take a picture of her newborn daughter. When he took the plaque to reveal, the technician discovered a double exposure, the portrait of the girl was superimposed on the photo of his own son. By some strange chain of coincidences the original film had not come to be revealed, had been mislabeled as unused, and had been resold just to her.

5. The lost book

In 1973, actor Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in “The Girl of Petrovka,” a film based on a novel by George Feifer. Unable to find a copy of the book in any bookstore in London, Hopkins was really surprised to find a copy on the bank of a train station. It turned out to be the personal copy of Goerge Feifer, with his annotations, that Feifer had loaned to a friend who later they were taken from the car.

6. Unknown twins with similar lives

Twin siblings Jim Lewis and Jim Springer were separated at birth and finished in various foster homes. Knowing nothing of each other, both families called James the boys. The two grew up without knowing each other, but still the two ended up being law enforcement officers, stood out for their skills in mechanics and carpentry. The two married women named Linda. Both had children, one named James Alan and the other James Allan. The twin brothers divorced their wives and remarried with two women named Betty. In addition the two had dog, called in both cases Toy.

7. Revenge of the tree?

In 1883, Henry Ziegland broke off relations with his girlfriend, who completely afflicted, ended up committing suicide. The girl’s enraged brother chased Ziegland and shot him. Believing that he had killed him, the brother then took his life. But the fact is, Ziegland was not dead. The bullet had only scratched her face, and ended up lodged in a tree. It escaped by the hair. Ziegland years later he decided to cut the same tree, which still had the bullet inside. The tree seemed so formidable that it decided to blow it up with dynamite. The blast removed the bullet from the bark, which shot out towards Ziegland, he hit on the head and killed him.