Everybody knows that – and it’s not an eerie fact.
What is eerie is that in 1898, a writer named Morgan Robertson wrote a novella entitled The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility – which eerily foretold the events of fourteen years later!
The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan, which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real-life passenger ship RMS Titanic, which sank fourteen years later. Following the sinking of the Titanic, the novel was reissued with some changes, particularly in the ship’s gross tonnage.
Anton Chekhov, the guy from my signature, has the same last name as a character from star trek, (spelt differently, though) the character's first name is Pavel, which is the same name of Anton Chekhov's father! Also Anton Yelchin play's Pavel Chekov in the new star trek movie.
I find these facts really weird! Anton Chekhov's father was evil though, the character was just awesome.
Oh yeah and I forgot to say, I saw star trek and it wasn't what I expected but it was still awesome! I have to get the DVD!
I know! It was soooo awesome! I've been watching the old movies all week. My uncle downloaded the new movie onto my computer, which is kool, But It wont copy onto my iPod This makes me very, very sad.
I had a really eerie fact, but I can't remember what it was. But I do have this, it isn't that eerie but oh well. My best friends great grandfather (I think) invented Tattsloto.
]]>I also remember there was another cool birthday/deathday coincidence but not sure which was it was, maybe it was:
Einstein died 100 years after Gauss.
But I think it involved Ramanujan... alas I have not been able to find it.
Oh yeah and I forgot to say, I saw star trek and it wasn't what I expected but it was still awesome! I have to get the DVD!
]]>Patrick Stewart plays Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Generations & he plays Prof. Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies. I'm just saying this 'cause I love Star Trek & X-Men.
]]>But, did you know? In Esperanto, vi and ni are also pronouns, meaning completely the opposite you and we respectively!
It is eerie to imagine what Mr Zamenhof must have had for breakfast when he invented Esperanto.
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]]>But, did you know? Ireland was born in England, while German was Welsh!
If this aint eerie, I dunno what is.
PS: Actually Sir Edward German was English of Welsh descent. I first learned about Edward German in a story by Enid Blyton The Mystery of the Hidden House (part of the Five Find-Outers series).
]]> A little off track from your thread but I found this:
http://www.discoverabroad.com/singapore/livingabroad/lifeandculture/Etiquette.htm
Different customs could make travelling more complicated then I ever imagined.
]]>But, did you know? The same sign is an obscene gesture in Singapore! This obscene gesture is usually made with the fist horizontal rather than pointing upwards as in the pciture.
How eerie!
]]>5.Somone who had to have his apartment fumigated, he moved into an Ikea store for a week!
]]>3. Lake Erie has a maximum depth of 210 ft.
]]>But, did you know? Southampton FC once had players named Nick Holmes, Dave Watson and Graham Baker! Whats more, they all played for Southampton in the 198081 season and all scored goals for the club!
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This is eerie!
#2.
Eliel Saarinen (18731950) was a Finnish architect. So was his son Eero Saarinen (191061).
But, did you know? They both shared the same birthday! They were both born on August 20, 37 years apart!
What are the chances of father and son having the same birthday? Eerie!
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