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In 1883 Mr Henry Ziegland, broke off a relationship with his girlfriend who consequently committed suicide.

The girl's brother was so enraged that he hunted down Ziegland and shot him.
The brother, thinking that he had killed Ziegland, then turned his gun on himself. However, Ziegland had not died, but simply had been grazed by the bullet which had then then lodged itself in a tree.

Ziegland considering himself a lucky decided to cut down the large tree, which still had the bullet in it. The task seemed so large and extensive that he decided to blow it up with a few sticks of dynamite. The explosion propelled the bullet into Ziegland's head, killing him.

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8 - The LUCKIEST NUMBER???

August 12th 2008 16:40

Well we know that the Chinese in particular consider the number 8 to be a lucky number, so I wonder what their opinions on the little girl born in this story would be??

In Fergus Falls USA, a baby was born to the Hauer family.
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Would You Bet On This Hand???

August 10th 2008 16:20

During 1858, a man named Robert Fallon who was out playing poker was shot dead by other members of the table who believed his current winnings of $600 had been attained by cheating.

Because none of the other players considered the $600 pot to be lucky, Fallon's seat remained empty. However they were able to fill it at the eleventh hour with a new player and the game played on.
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One SHIP Of A Coincidence!

February 3rd 2008 23:30

Some coincidences and incidents in life are just so bizarre it beggars belief!
However such strange coincidences do occur, but still you cannot help but shake your head and wonder.

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A Coincidental Life!

July 24th 2007 00:45

We’ve all heard amazing stories of coincidence involving identical twins separated at birth, but some, like this example, really do make you wonder.

Two twin boys were born in Ohio, adopted by different families and completely unknown to each other, were both named James.
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Vile Vehicle Or Simply Coincidence

July 8th 2007 00:01

A young and upcoming actor at the time, James Dean while driving his Porsche Spyder was killed in a fatal car accident on September 30th, 1955. A strange string of coincidences have surrounded the car ever since.

After buying the car Dean had introduced himself to Alec Guinness and asked him to take a look at the Spyder. Guinness thought the car appeared "sinister" and told Dean: "If you get in that car you will be found dead in it by this time next week." This conversation reportedly occurred on September 23, 1955.

Porsche 550 Spyder

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What Are They REALLY Saying HERE!!!

June 12th 2007 00:25

There are a few people in this world that need to step back first and take a good long look at what they're REALLY saying, when they pick URL or website names for their businesses.

Here are some classic examples. feel free to click on the links and verify them yourselves.

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Oxymorons To Love And Cherish!

June 3rd 2007 00:30

Oxymorons. Don't you just love the little guys! ; )

1. Near miss
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MOVIES To Flush By!

May 23rd 2007 00:20

In the same way that you can apply funny music to certain scenes on TV and change their atmosphere, here is a list of movies that could very well be about going to the toilet!

The Remains of the Day
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AMAZING Word Scrambles!!!

March 3rd 2007 02:20

I was sent this one by email the other day and thought it was good enough to post and share!

You all know how word scrambles work - you take a word, re-arrange the letters to come up with another word.
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The Poltergeist Curse

January 23rd 2007 00:25

An unusually large number of deaths occurred among the former members of the "Poltergeist" movies filmed during the 1980's, leading people to believe that the film series was itself cursed in some way.

All 3 of the "Poltergeist movies involve one family, the Freeling Family, as they attempt to deal with one major life affecting fact - that their house just always happens to be inhabited by evil spirits.
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Coincidental Accidents

November 13th 2006 01:00

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.
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So Lightning NEVER Strikes Twice???

October 12th 2006 00:01

Major Summerford, an officer of Britains armed forces was knocked off his horse by a flash of lightning while fighting in the fields of Flanders in February.
He was subsequently paralysed from the waist down and so retired and moved house to Vancouver.

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Code Word Puzzle

September 24th 2006 00:03

During WWII while the Allied Forces were planning the Normandy invasion, a security panic occurred when Mr. Dawe, an ordinary physics teacher living in a small English town became caught up in a 1 in a million coincidence.

Mr Dawe had for more than 20 years, been compiling the crossword puzzles for the Daily Telegraph.
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