10 Real Stories That Will Make You Believe into Mysterious Coincidence
8. Poker family
In 1858 poker player Robert Fallon was shot dead by his opponent, who thought that Fallon was cheating. The dead player had won 600 dollars and everyone thought that someone should take his place to continue the game, but everyone present refused, saying that it was unlucky. So they asked a guy who was passing by. He agreed and got Fallon’s 600 dollars. When police arrived to investigate the shooting, they were still playing and the newcomer had won 2200 dollars. After the inquiry, the court ordered the player to give the initial 600 dollars to Fallon’s family. It turned out that the guy who had taken Fallon’s seat was actually his son, who hadn’t seen his father for seven years.
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