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Master of History's greatest coincidences
misslily Written in the stars
Riding on a comet— (Halley's in the sky!) / Born and died when it flew by— (Oh, yeah!)
misslily Famed author Mark Twain was born and died in perfect synchronization with the appearances of Halley's Comet in the night sky, just as he predicted.
misslily Edgar Allan Poe wrote a fictional story about shipwrecked sailors eating a cabin boy named Richard Parker, which tragically came true decades later in real life.
misslily Match bizarre historical events to discover the world's greatest coincidences.
Titanic prediction: Morgan Robertson's fictional Titan ship carried 3,000 passengers, remarkably close to the real Titanic's capacity of 3,500.
An icy celestial body that releases gas and dust, forming a tail when orbiting near the sun. Author Mark Twain was born in 1835 and died in 1910, both coinciding with Halley's Comet's appearance.
What is the title of Morgan Robertson's 1898 novella that predicted the sinking of the Titanic?
Which famous astronomical object is tied to both the birth and death of author Mark Twain?
What was the name of the cabin boy in both Edgar Allan Poe's novel and the real 1884 shipwreck?
In what month did both the fictional ship Titan and the real Titanic strike an iceberg?
Which actor found a lost copy of 'The Girl from Petrovka' that belonged to the author?