Cambridge Coincidences Collection

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Well I Never!

Professor David Spiegelhalter of Cambridge University wants to know about your coincidences!

Past reguards or battle between good and evil..........

Numerous coincidences , with extensive patterns of paranoia like symptoms that are likely due to the fact unresolved issues have surfaced that have either 1. not found love and forgiveness in there heart or 2. my stars are aligning themselves and life is speaking to me through the ways of the world, which is also preparing me for something much greater than life itself, an energy so powerful that every thing can be controlled by. Unforseen sources are

Of Winston Churchill and Wole Soyinka

COINCIDENCES: Between UK and Nigeria: Of Winston Churchill and Wole Soyinka By Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth, There are interesting developments between Britain and Nigeria in respect of one-time British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and renowned Nigerian literary personality Wole Soyinka.

Of Albert Einstein and Wole Soyinka

<br /> Of Albert Einstein and Wole Soyinka,Berlin and Ibadan by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth<br /> There are some strange developments and<br /> coincidences happening between Germany and Nigeria,<br /> particularly as it concerns Albert Einstein and Wole<br /> Soyinka on the hand and Berlin and Ibadan on the<br /> other<br /> .Einstein and Soyinka have both been associated with the unconventional.<br /> Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany a Federal<br /> Republic and Wole Soyinka was born in Ake, Nigeria now<br /> a Federal republic. Note that Ulm and Ake are both<br /> three letters.<br /> Einstein has been described as the<br /> greatest scientist of the 20th century and Wole<br /> Soyinka perhaps the world’s greatest living dramatist.<br /> Einstein and Soyinka both won<br /> the Nobel Prize. They are both associated with social<br /> and political causes. Einstein loved sailing and<br /> relatedly Soyinka is a self confessed Sea Dog<br /> Einstein and Soyinka are both known for composing and<br /> playing string instruments.

Of Chicago and Ibadan

Chicago and Ibadan by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,London,England There are interesting developments between Chicago and Ibadan. Chicago is , capital of Mid- West America,printing capital of America and seat of the world"s first skyscraper and Ibadan, is the capital of South- West Nigeria,Publishing Capital of Nigeria and seat of the first Skyscraper in Tropical Africa. Chicago and Ibadan were both founded in the 19th century Chicago and Ibadan are the third largest cities of the U.S. and Nigeria. cHicago Tribune is the largest newspaper outfit in Chicago and the Trubune Group the largest newspaper outfit in Ibadan Chicago had the greatest Agricultural Machenery industry in the U.S.

Of Albert Einstein and Wole Soyinka

<br /> Of Albert Einstein and Wole Soyinka,Berlin and Ibadan by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth<br /> There are some strange developments and<br /> coincidences happening between Germany and Nigeria,<br /> particularly as it concerns Albert Einstein and Wole<br /> Soyinka on the hand and Berlin and Ibadan on the<br /> other<br /> .Einstein and Soyinka have both been associated with the unconventional.<br /> Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany a Federal<br /> Republic and Wole Soyinka was born in Ake, Nigeria now<br /> a Federal republic. Note that Ulm and Ake are both<br /> three letters.<br /> Einstein has been described as the<br /> greatest scientist of the 20th century and Wole<br /> Soyinka perhaps the world’s greatest living dramatist.<br /> Einstein and Soyinka both won<br /> the Nobel Prize. They are both associated with social<br /> and political causes. Einstein loved sailing and<br /> relatedly Soyinka is a self confessed Sea Dog<br /> Einstein and Soyinka are both known for composing and<br /> playing string instruments.

Of U.S and Nigeria

Between the U.S. and Nigeria by Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth,London,England There are interesting developments betwen the United states and Nigeria in respect of John F.Kennedy (JFK) and John Kayode Fayemi(JKF),Barack Obama and Abiola Ajimobi, and Bill Clinton and Olusegun Obasanjo JFK and JKF are both Catholics JFK and JKF both attened three different universities JFK Harvard, Princeton and London School of Economics JKF, University of Lagos, University of Ife, and Kings college London JFK fought in the second world War JKF is a PHd in War studies JFK was into Civil rights and JKF into Human rights. JKF assummed office on October 15 2010 the the 48th anniversary of the most important event in the JFK administration.-The Cuban Missile crisis when the world stood on the precipice of a Nuclear War. Over 100 million would have been killed JFK was President of the U.S.

Same Birthdays, death & birthday match.

I made friends with woman who shares my same birthday. Two of my friend who live on opposite ends of US and who are not friends themselves had babies on the same day same year. My neighbors son was born on the same day as my father's passing, same day, different years. I also wrote Bach coincidences below. I think some ppl r better at connecting the dots than others and notice coincidences better, like analytical/visual/mathmatical minds.

The Bach Coincidence & Same Names

We had been looking for a house for 6 months. After having deals fall short and being outbid serveral times, we were to the end of our road in finding one but still desperately hoping a new listing would pop up on Trulia (a house searching website). My background is in music and while looking through DVDs at the library I see, Musical Minds. One night I am watching it... it is the part where Oliver Sacks talks about his love for Bach. He is about to go into his MRI when I hear, "look at this new listing". So I go to the computer with the DVD playing in the background. Ends up the house is on BACH COURT. I didn't really put the two together until we bought the house. Ends up the subdivision streets are named after famous composers. I'm not sure what my connection is to Dr. Sacks but there is no doubt at how strange of a coincidence it was to be watching that DVD, Sacks is talking about Bach and I now live on a street named Bach. I use to live in this town but moved away for 10 years. Because of family deaths and loosing my family home, I had been avoiding anything to do with this town. Coming to terms with it after my child was born, I decided to move back.

Same name...

I was boarding a flight to Calgary in Canada and was asked by a confused check in lady if I'd booked two seats under my name (I didn't think that was possible) I replied that I hadn't and I was flying alone... The check in lady next to her was asking the same kind of question to the man next to me... It turned out we shared the same Christian name and surname with the same spelling, although we had differing middle names...

Coincidence or Karma...

... maybe both. In 1970 when I was 10, my best friend and I started collecting coins. My dad knew a man in town that had a really nice collection and got us invited over to take a look and maybe learn more about the hobby. A few days later dad said that Mr. "Smith" found some coins missing and was sure we took them. My father knew my friend and I wouldn't take something that didn't belong to us. We were all pretty upset by the whole deal. ....<FLASH 40 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE>.... Christmastime, 2010, My father called me and asked if I was still into coins. I said, "Not like I used to be, but sure." That year he sent me a collection I had seen before. I found out that at some point over the years dad had made a personal loan to Mr. "Smith" and he put the coin collection up as collateral. Well, as you can guess, he defaulted. There's one coin alone that grades out at a thousand dollars. Karma's not such a b|tch if you're on the right side of it. :)

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