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Crazy Coincidences 06 - The Why Files #shorts

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Crazy Coincidences 06 - The Why Files #shorts

These things happened.

On June 20, 1941, Soviet archaeologists uncovered the tomb of Tamerlane, a descendent of Genghis Khan. An inscription read “Whoever opens my tomb will unleash an invader more terrible than I.”

They opened it anyway.

Two days later, Germany invaded Russia.

December 5, 1660: A ship sank in the Menai Strait off the coast of Wales. There was only one survivor: his name was Hugh Williams. December 5, 1767, another ship sank in the same place. 127 people died but one man survived. His name was Hugh Williams. On August 8, 1820 a picnic boat sank near the River Thames. There was only one survivor, his name was Hugh Williams. On July 10, 1940 boat sank off the coast of England. Only 2 people escaped: a man and his nephew. They were BOTH named Hugh Williams.

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