The Cap Trafalgar and HMS Carmania's battle during WWI.

• Both sides of the conflict in WWI used transatlantic liners for military purposes.
• Germany's Cap Trafalgar, painted to mimic British ships, faced off against the actual Carmania.
• Despite both ships having painted disguises, the British forces sank the Cap Trafalgar.

Violet Jessop's experiences with the Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic.

• Jessop worked on the Olympic when it collided with another ship but did not sink.
• She was aboard the Titanic and escaped on a lifeboat.
• Later, she was on the Britannic when it sank, also managing to survive.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi surviving both atomic blasts in Japan.

• Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima during the first atomic bombing and survived.
• He returned to Nagasaki and experienced the second bombing as well.
• Despite these events, he lived to be 93 years old.

Connection between Poe's novel and the real-life Mignonette case.

• Poe's novel featured a character named Richard Parker who was eaten by shipwreck survivors.
• Years later, a real-life shipwreck resulted in the cannibalism of a man also named Richard Parker.

Shakespeare's supposed connection to the King James Bible and number 46.

• Shakespeare was 46 when the King James Bible was published.
• The 46th words of Psalm 46 are 'shake' and 'spear' leading to speculation of his involvement.

Robert Lincoln's connection with three presidential assassinations.

• Robert Lincoln was near the assassinations of three presidents: Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley.
• He was also saved from a train accident by John Wilkes Booth's brother.

The simultaneous death of two founding fathers on July 4th.

• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Significant historical events in Germany occurring on November 9th.

• Numerous German historical events happened on November 9th, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall.
• The day is known as Schicksalstag (Day of Fate) in Germany.

Astronomical coincidences with solar eclipses and Saturn's rings.

• The perfect fit of the moon and sun during an eclipse is a temporary coincidence.
• Galileo's observations of Saturn's rings and Kepler's incorrect interpretation resulted in the correct prediction of Mars' moons.

The uncanny similarities between the lives of separated twins Jim.

• Both Jims were named James, married women named Linda and then Betty, and had similar life experiences.
• Their story highlights the role of nature in life choices and the tendency to seek patterns.