Sunday, December 18, 2016

Top 10 Creepiest Coincidences in History


Select one of the coincidences discussed in the video and add information to the discussion. Be sure to cite your source in your information. Write at least one paragraph.

56 comments:

Unknown said...

The coincidence that the Titan, the boat in Morgan Robertson's book, and the Titanic's fates were similar was the most surprising to me. "The similarities between Robertson's work and the Titanic disaster are so astounding that one has to imagine if White Star Line built Titanic to Robertson's specs as a dare", as stated by cracked.com. In fact, The Wreck of the Titan, Robertson's book, was published four years before the Titanic was even built, according to cracked.com. However, according to hoaxes.org, Robertson published the book after the Titanic sank, and had changed a couple of things to make it closer to the Titanic's story. Nobody really knows how it really happened, but either way, it was weird and unexpected.

Ella Broadhurst
6/7 Period

Unknown said...

There were many coincidences in the story but just one is the Titanics fate and Robertsons book. They were very similar. The wreck of the Titan in Robertsons book was crazy and if you didn't know this already Robertsons book was actually written four years even before the Titanic was even built. So the coincidence is mind blowing. Just think about all the similarities betweeen the book and the Titanic. Like even their names are almost exactly a like.
Avery Rohrbaugh 6-7

Braydon Wells said...

Braydon Wells 4/5th

My favorite coincident in the film was the 27 club. I enjoy music a lot, and do research on history of music. I did know that Jimi Hendrex and a member of the rolling stones died at the age of 27. According to, therollingstones.com the 27 club is the most coincidental thing to ever happen in rock and roll history. Also the club has started to expand into actors and other types of famous people.

Unknown said...

In my opinion, the most interesting coincidence mentioned in the video was the myth of the "27 Club." According to my research, it's just that: a myth. Statistically, musicians are no more likely to die at 27 than 26 or 28. In fact, according to a study conducted by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, the peak age of death for musicians (at least, musicians who had a No. 1 hit record in the U.K.) under the age of 40 was actually 32. Furthermore, the study found that, when compared to the general U. K. population, musicians were significantly more likely to die at a younger age (between 20 and 40). In addition, an article published by The Independent (italicized; it's a U. K. news source) attributed this increased likelihood of death to the risky behavior of the typical rock star (as many of the people included in the 27 Club fell under the "rock" umbrella), not some twist of fate. Moreover, the article stated that at least 1.6% of musicians would have to die at age 27 to justify the formation of such a club. Currently, the percentage of musicians dying at age 27 is 1.3%; this can be compared to 1.2% at age 26 and 1.4% at age 28, as well as 2.2% at the highest frequency, age 56. Clearly, as shown by the statistics, the "27 Club" is a mere coincidence.

Taya Sullivan
4th-5th Period

Unknown said...

In my opinion, the weirdest coincidence is Karma kills on Henry Zeagland. After almost being killed by a brother with vengeance, he survived an encounter with death. Although, this was just a fake-out when years later, the same bullet hit him in the head while exploding a tree, killing him. This shows that he was going to die, one way or the other.

jabrophywfms@gmail.com said...

In all of these films i would say the weirdest coincidence would be the Dictator. The Dictator is a weird movie about a ruler in a different country and everyone wants to kill him. The dictator it said that he was bad and transforming guns into bigger things. Dictator as it said he has to come to the US and speak the truth about himself. So he goes into the US but that dictator has a fake speak for him like a dummy doll. He survived people wanting to kill him. In conclusion to all this he turned out to be good and he spoke the truth. No-one wanted to kill him anymore as long as he didn't hurt anyone. At the end It said he was such a loyal person he worked in New York to help better lives.

Unknown said...

The coincidence that I find the creepiest was the similarities with the Titanic and Morgan Robertson's book Titan. The book was written before the real event, so it's not a book written about the Titanic. With the book being published just about ten years before the sinking of the Titanic. Unless if Robertson is a fortune teller and wrote a book trying to warn people, this is a mind boggling coincidence with a sad ending with thousands of people dying.

Logan Zuchelli
pd. 1-2

Unknown said...

In my opinion, one of the creepiest coincidence in this video is the link between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. They both died on the same day, July 4, 1826. This date was also the 50th anniversary of the Constitution's writing. They also died five hours apart, with Adams's last words being, "Thomas Jefferson survives," oblivious to the fact that Jefferson had already died. It is unknown why Adams and Jefferson died on the same day. Three of the five Founding Father Presidents died on an Independence Day, with the other being James Monroe. He died July 4, 1831.

Emma Hedrick
4/5 period

Unknown said...

I thought that "The Finnish Brothers" was pretty weird because they died almost the same time, almost the same place, and the same way. Coincidence I think not. Some say twins share the same thoughts and actions. I think in this case that might be true

Unknown said...


My favorite coincident in the film was the 27 club. I enjoy music a lot, and do research on history of music. I did know that Jimi Hendrex and a member of the rolling stones died at the age of 27. According to, therollingstones.com the 27 club is the most coincidental thing to ever happen in rock and roll history. Also the club has started to expand into actors and other types of famous people.
Kieshawn Cottingham
6/7 period

Unknown said...

I felt that the creepiest coincidence was the 27 Club and how so many famous musicians had died at the age of 27. Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Janice Joplin and Kurt Cobain were some of the more famous ones who died at 27 years old. According to Wikipedia though, "A study published in the British Medical Journal in December 2011 concluded that there was no increase in the risk of death for musicians at the age of 27. Although the sampled musicians faced an increased risk of death in their 20s and 30s, this was not limited to the age of 27". Which actually refutes what the people that push the concept of the 27 club contend is a coincidence.

Ariel Stern
Period 4/5

Unknown said...

In my opinion, the creepiest coincidence portrayed in this video was the "27 Club". I found this coincidence to be the most creepy and fascinating for many reasons. The first reason is that so many great musicians died at the age of 27. According to ranker.com a total of 24 musicians died at the age of 27. The list includes Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Jim Morrison just to name a few. Many state that this coincidence is just a myth. What do you think?


Angelo Manzo 4/5

Unknown said...

i feel in my opinion the creepiest coincidence is the titanic and the Robertson book when you think about it it is completely astounding that the book was made 4 years before the titanic had even been built it was so precise that some of the names were the same as the crew/ people on the voyage and they dint even know it would end in catastrophe. i knew all of this information from myself as i have watched several you tube videos in the past (which names i can not remember) going deeper into this topic.

Isaak guenteret 4th-5th

Unknown said...

I believe the creepiest coincidence is the 27 Club. This was a coincidence that many amazing musicians died at the age of 27. For example, Jimmy Hendrix and Jim Morrison both died at the age of 27. According to historymysteries.com the most famous recent member of the 27 club was Kurt Cobain. Cobain was a famous singer and guitarist of the band Nirvana. Obviously, he died at the age of 27 to be included in the 27 club. Sadly he died in 1994. This is a creepy coincidence due to the fact that many of these artists died due to self harm. What do you think of this creepy coincidence.

Aaron Kovack 4th-5th period

Unknown said...

All of these coincidences were quite creepy, but I believe the one about the Titan and Titan is the most mind blowing. The novel by Morgan Robertson tells the story about the crash of a ship named the Titan. Not that long later, a ship named the Titanic sunk too. But, the book was written a whole four years earlier than the Titanic. If you think about it, their names even sound familiar. This is why I believe the theory about the Titan and Titanic is the most interesting.

Ariana Asbury said...

The coincidence I am most familiar with and am most interested in is "27 Club". This coincidence explains how many famous musicians died at the age of 27 years old. According to http://www.ranker.com/list/members-of-the-27-club/famous-celebrity-deaths-list, the purpose of this is to inform of many musicians that have died at age 27. Another name for this could also be called "Club 27." The most mentioned member is the musician, Kurt Cobain. It was told that Kurt Cobain died because of a self-inflicted gunshot. Statistically, most musicians had died because of suicide and self-harming. These coincidences are interesting and I'm familiar with them because of a video about conspiracy theories.

Unknown said...

The coincidence that I found the most interest in is the "27 Club." According to a study conducted by the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, the peak age of death for musicians under the age of 40 was 32. Many members of this club were killed by plane crashes or diseases. The most mentioned member is the musician, Kurt Cobain. Kurt Cobain died because he shot himself with a gun. He was the leader of Nirvana.

Unknown said...

All of these coincidences were quite creepy, but I believe the one about the Titan and Titan is the most mind blowing. The novel by Morgan Robertson tells the story about the crash of a ship named the Titan. Not that long later, a ship named the Titanic sunk too. But, the book was written a whole four years earlier than the Titanic. If you think about it, their names even sound familiar. This is why I believe the theory about the Titan and Titanic is the most interesting.

Zyiah Bailey
6/7 Period

Kierstyn Ensminger said...

The coincidence that the Titan, the boat in Morgan Robertson's book, and the Titanic's fates were similar was the most surprising to me. The novel by Morgan Robertson tells the story about the crash of a ship named the Titan. Titan in Robertsons book was crazy and if you didn't know this already Robertsons book was written four years even before the Titanic was even built. So the coincidence is mind blowing. Just think about all the similarities betweeen the book and the Titanic. Like even their names are almost exactly a like. That is the most Weirdest coincidence in history.
Kierstyn Ensminger 4-5

Unknown said...

In my opinion, the 27 club was the most interesting but a weird coincidence. I knew that Jimmie Hendrix died at age 27 because my dad loves his music and I have watched a documentary about him. I didn't know about the others though. The first thing I saw about this was a study from a University in the U.K. The statistics said that musicians dying at the age of 27 was one of the lowest percentages marking it a sure coincidence. Even the age 26 and 28 have a higher percentage.

Abby Tillema said...

The most interesting coincidence in my opinion is the "27 Club". According to the Queensland University of Technology, this coincidence is only a myth. According to the study, a musician is not more likely to die at the age of 27. Musicians under the age of 40 are, in fact, more likely to die at the age of 32 than they are to die at 27. It was also found that musicians tend to die at a younger age than the rest of the population. Most of the members of the "27 Club" killed themselves via drug overdose or self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Abby Tillema
4/5

Unknown said...

All of these coincidences are quite creepy. Although the one I find the creepiest would have to be the one about the Titan. It really shocked me. The novel by Morgan Robertson tells the story about the crash of a ship named Titan. A little later, a ship called the Titanic sunk. But, the book was written four years earlier than when the Titanic sunk. Their names sound familiar. This is why I believe the theory about Titan and the Titanic is the most interesting.


Sierra Flowers
6/7

Unknown said...

There are many strange and creepy coincidences. I think that the creepiest coincidence is the Titan and the Titanic. According to TIME.com, the Titan was written before the Titanic hit the iceberg. The Titan was written by Morgan Robertson in 1898. The Titan depicts the inebitable, tragedy of the Titanic. Plus, they sound the same, and they were concidered the biggest ship in their time.

Eden Williams
4th-5th period

Unknown said...

In my opinion, all of these coincidences are very creepy, but the one I find the most mind blowing is the one about the Titan and the Titan. The novel by Morgan Robertson tells the story about a ship named the Titan. Shortly after that, a ship called the Titanic sunk also. The book was written a whole four years earlier than the Titanic. If you think about it, their names sound familiar.

Unknown said...

The coincidence I find most creepy is the 27 club. It is said that a club exists that takes the lives of musicians at the age of 27. I've also heard that each one of them died with a white lighter. It all seems like a crazy thing that would happen but it's too big to deny. I find it scary how they all somehow caused their own death orow committed suicide. It's also scary how Amy Winehouse said that she feared dying at 27 and did die at 27.

Unknown said...

The coincidence that I found the creepiest would have to be the one about the Titan.The book by Morgan Robertson tells about a ship, named Titan, that had crashed.A while later, a ship ,known as the Titanic, crashed and sank. But the creepy thing was that the book was written four years prior to the Titanic sinking. Some believe that Robertson could have predicted the Titanic sinking before the incident ever happened.

Alisha Hayhurst 6/7th period

Unknown said...

All of these are extremely creepy. The one I found most creepy is the one about the Titan. The novel tells about a ship. There was a ship called Titanic and it sunk as well and the book was written long before.

Khyree Morris said...

I think the creepiest coincidence is the 27 club. Where many musicians who were 27 all died at that age. Jimmy hendix died at the age of 27 I found out that many musicisans have died at the age of 27 that's what makes this a very weird coincidence.
Khyree Morris
1/2nd period

Unknown said...

I believe that the creepiest coincidence out of these is 27 club. This was a theory made up for many musicians who died at the age of 27. According to Rolling Stone, most were also rock&roll musicians who died from suicide or drug abuse. This further adds to the unsettling feeling of the whole ordeal. I had heard about this before from a YouTuber who claimed it was an act of the illuminati, although that is just a conspiracy theory. This was probably the most eerie and unsettling out of all of the "coincidences".

Leah Shaw 4/5

Unknown said...

I believe that the creepiest coincidence out of these is the 27 club. All of the musicians were 27 andbdied at the age. Jimmy hendix died at the age of 27. I found out that many musicians died at the age of 27 that's what makes this coincidence weird.

Unknown said...

Drew laird 1/2 period

Chloe Johnson said...

The coincidence that I found the the most interesting was the 27 Club. I found this to be very creepy and interesting fir many reasons. The first reason is because they were all great musicians died at the same age. According to ranker.com, 24 musicians died at the age of 27. Many of these people died due to plane crashes or diseases. The most famous one is Kurt Cobain. He died from shooting himself with a gun. Many people think that the 27 Club is a myth. What do you think?

Chloe Johnson 6/7 period

Unknown said...

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket was the only complete novel written by Edgar Allen Poe. Written in 1938, it tells the story of shipwreck survivors. These survivors, whom you may know, eventually killed and ate a young boy. The boy's name was Richard Parker. The book has had an influence on literary elements for centuries. In the novel Life of Pi, released in 2001, it depicts a shipwreck survivor who, in the spirit of the book, was name Richard Parker. A few years after the novel by Edgar Allen Poe, shipwreck survivors also got stranded by sea. Due to the fact that they also had no food, they also ate a boy. That boy's name was also Richard Parker.

Abby Tomana said...

The coincidence that I thought was the craziest was the 27 club. 70% of the time I have on headphones. Music is a huge passion of mine. Artists such as Freddie Mercury and Bob Marley passed away at the age of 27 along with many others. "The 27 club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in the rock-and-roll history as the term became widely known after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his death with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix," as stated by www.rollingstone.com.

6th&7th period

Abby Tomana said...

The coincidence that I thought was the craziest was the 27 club. 70% of the time I have on headphones. Music is a huge passion of mine. Artists such as Freddie Mercury and Bob Marley passed away at the age of 27 along with many others. "The 27 club has become one of the most elusive and remarkably tragic coincidences in the rock-and-roll history as the term became widely known after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, with rock fans connecting his death with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Brian Jones and Jimi Hendrix," as stated by www.rollingstone.com.

6th&7th period

Unknown said...

In this story there is many coincidences but the one I found most interesting was the Titanics fat and Robertsons book. Not cases were very similar. The wreck of the Titan in Robertsons book was unexpected and very crazy. What was really weird is his book was written 4 years before the Titanic. I think this is a very mind blowing coincidence for the soul fact that these are so similar. I mean if you were just to think the names are almost exactly alike, and Robetson didn't even know about the Titanic.
Zach Anderson
6/7th period

Unknown said...

I think the weirdest would be number 4. Which was with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. I think it's weird they died on the same day.Also that it was the 50th anniversary of the constitution.This on was the one that stood out to me the most.-elaina whiteman

Unknown said...


In this story there is many coincidences but the one I found most interesting was the Titanics fat and Robertsons book. Not cases were very similar. The wreck of the Titan in Robertsons book was unexpected and very crazy. What was really weird is his book was written 4 years before the Titanic. I think this is a very mind blowing coincidence for the soul fact that these are so similar. I mean if you were just to think the names are almost exactly alike, and Robetson didn't even know about the Titanic

Tyler Hinkle
6&7

Unknown said...

The most interesting coincidence shown is the 27th club. Many musicians such as Bob Marley passed away at the age of 27. 24 musicians died at the age of 27. Many people believe that this theory is true because it states that a lot of famous musicians died at the age of 27 like Bob Marley and Freddie Mercury.

Unknown said...

The weirdest of the 10 shown would have to be number 4. Where John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had weirdly died on the exact day of the same year. Both had died within 5 hours of each other. Both of them had died celebrating Independence day. This was very odd and peculiar. This one of 10 that were shown had taken my sight as the weirdest coincidence.

Unknown said...

The coincidence that I selected was the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations. There where many comparisons to their lives. First, they were both focused on civil rights. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater. They were both shot at the back of the head. They were both elected for congress 100 years apart. Kennedy and Lincoln were both followed by a President Johnson who died ten years after they were assassinated.

Unknown said...

I beleive that the absoulute creepiest coincidense in the video is definetely that similarities between the book, Titan, by Robertson and the Titanic Tragedy. With the names alone being similar it only gets more eerie the further you look. Both were large luxorious vessels, and both sank; plain and simple.

Nicky Keefover 4-5

Unknown said...

I thought that "The Finnish Brothers" was pretty weird because they died almost the same time, almost the same place, and the same way. Coincidence I think not. Some say twins share the same thoughts and actions. I think in this case that might be true
Gabe jimmie 6/7

Unknown said...

The coincidence that stood out the most to me would probably be the rumor of the "27th Club". According to wikipedia.com "The 27 Club is a term that refers to the belief that an unusually high number of popular musicians and other artists have died at age 27, often as a result of drug and alcohol abuse, or violent means such as homicide or suicide." This example shows how actors and singers must ahem weird coincidence or even bad luck because some very talented young artists die at the magical age of 27. Jimmie Hendrix, one of the members of the rolling stones and many other talented singers or actors, who are gone to early, die from usually drug abuse at the page of 27. In conclusion, out of the 10 coincidences fro the video, I believe that the coincidence of the 27 club is the most interesting.

Olivia O'Connor 4th/ 5th period

Unknown said...

Every one of those coincidences were creepy. In my opinion the titan one was the creepiest. A novel was written about a ship named titan that crashed. A little later in life the famous ship Titanic had its well known crash. Some may find it interesting and some may not, but that is one weird coincidence.

Unknown said...

The creepiest of all the coincidences from the video was the similarities with the Titanic and Morgan Robertson's book Titan. The book was written before the real event, so it's not a book written about the Titanic. If you didn't know that the book was written before the event, then you would think the book was about the Titanic. With the book being published just about ten years before the sinking of the Titanic. Maybe the author of the of the book is a fortune teller!

Kate McPherson

Unknown said...

All of the coincidences mentioned in the video were creepy, yet the creepiest had to have been the Lincoln and Kennedy's assassination. I have heard many theories about the cooralation between the assassinations. More of these coincidences include: both presidents were shot on a Friday, both John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald were killed and never faced trials, and both presidents were elected to the presidency in '60 and inaugurated in ‘61. I have viewed many more cooralationso between the assassinations before but cannot find them at the time. I have found this information from https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/10-weird-coincidences-between-abraham-lincoln-and-john-f-ken?utm_term=.pkoo9mr4B#.uh2ly9awv
Sophia Jordan 4/5 period

Unknown said...


The coincidence that I found the creepiest would have to be the one about the Titan.The book by Morgan Robertson tells about a ship, named Titan, that had crashed.A while later, a ship ,known as the Titanic, crashed and sank. The creepy thing was that the book was written four years prior to the Titanic sinking. Some believe that Robertson could have predicted the Titanic sinking before the incident ever happened.
Ella Gregory 1/2

funkywhite said...

The coincidence that the Titan, the boat in Morgan Robertson's book, and the Titanic's fates were similar was the most surprising to me. "The similarities between Robertson's work and the Titanic disaster are so astounding that one has to imagine if White Star Line built Titanic to Robertson's specs as a dare", as stated by cracked.com. In fact, The Wreck of the Titan, Robertson's book, was published four years before the Titanic was even built, according to cracked.com. However, according to hoaxes.org, Robertson published the book after the Titanic sank, and had changed a couple of things to make it closer to the Titanic's story. Nobody really knows how it really happened, but either way, it was weird and unexpected.

NickClifton26 said...

I think that the creepiest coincidence was "The Finish Brother" because they died at almost the same time so I thought that was interesting but creepy. They even died the same place, and even the same way so that's a very creepy coincidence. A lot of people say that twins share the same thoughts sometimes and that could possibly be what happened, but we will never really know.

William Z Blackwood said...

To me the weirdest coincidence is the one about the Titan. The book is about a large "unsinkable" ship that is going out on its first trip. It also says that the ship sank from hitting an iceberg that was near the spot where the real titanic sank. This was all weird because this is the same thing that happened to the titanic when it set sail. It was called unsinkable and also struck an iceberg and sank. They both also did not have the right amount of life boats to save everyone.

Unknown said...

The coincidence I chose was the Titan one. This was about the titanic that sunk. It tells how it hit the iceberg and then sunk. It was a very weird coincidence because they said it was a unsinkable ship and that it would never be sunk. It did get sink though. It was very weird for this to happen. Then the Titan had the same thing happen to it.

emily pitman said...

The coincidence I think is the creepiest is number 4. It conflicted between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. They died on the exact same day, in the same year. Their death occurred five hours apart. They both passed away while celebrating Independence Day. Out of all ten of the creepy coincidences number four was the worst.

Emily pitman 6/7

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Unknown said...

The coincidence that the Titan, the boat in Morgan Robertson's book, and the Titanic's fates were similar was the most surprising to me. "The similarities between Robertson's work and the Titanic disaster are so astounding that one has to imagine if White Star Line built Titanic to Robertson's specs as a dare", as stated by cracked.com. In fact, The Wreck of the Titan, Robertson's book, was published four years before the Titanic was even built, according to cracked.com. However, according to hoaxes.org, Robertson published the book after the Titanic sank, and had changed a couple of things to make it closer to the Titanic's story. Nobody really knows how it really happened, but either way, it was weird and unexpected.
Kerrigan Greene
6/7 period

Noah Bernacki said...

The most creepiest coincidence that I picked was with John Adams and the great Thomas Jefferson. I picked these two because they actually died on the same day and the same exact year. They were selebrateing at a party and they died only five hours apart. So these are some of the reasons I picked these two as the creepiest coincidence in my opinion.