History's greatest coincidences

Chapter 1

Cosmic twins of history

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Chapter 2

Written in the stars

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Chapter 3

Luck of the battlefield

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Chapter 4

The science of serendipity

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Master of History's greatest coincidences

Ch 1 · Cosmic twins of history

misslily Lincoln and Kennedy connections

misslily With the comet, with the comet, we're going home with the comet!

misslily The parallel lives of King Umberto I

misslily The July Fourth founders

10:* History's Ditto (2 words)
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misslily 10:* History's Ditto (2 words) * *Idea 1

misslily The twin brothers separated at birth

Lincoln and Kennedy connections

misslily Lincoln and Kennedy connections

Fun Fact

Royal doubles: King Umberto I of Italy's restaurant double was also opened on the day of the King's coronation.

The July Fourth founders

misslily The July Fourth founders

Glossary

doppelganger (noun)
An apparition or double of a living person. In 1900, King Umberto I of Italy met his restaurant owner double, who shared his tragic fate.

Quiz

How many years apart were the congressional and presidential elections of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?

Gossip

Which parallel life coincidence feels the most chilling to you?

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What was the profession of the exact double that King Umberto I of Italy met in 1900?

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What was the first name shared by the famous twins separated at birth who lived parallel lives?

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Whose brother saved Abraham Lincoln's son, Robert Todd Lincoln, from a train accident before the assassination?

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What was the name of the dog owned by both of the reunited Jim Twins?

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In what year did Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both pass away on July 4?

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In which Italian town did King Umberto I meet his identical double in July 1900?

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Which other US President and Founding Father died on July 4, exactly five years after Jefferson and Adams?