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Which of the following is NOT a coincidence between the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
Which of the following is NOT a coincidence between the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
What was the similarity between the ways in which Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth fled after assassinating Kennedy and Lincoln, respectively?
What was the similarity between the ways in which Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth fled after assassinating Kennedy and Lincoln, respectively?
According to the text, what is the author's opinion on coincidences?
According to the text, what is the author's opinion on coincidences?
Study Notes
- Comparing coincidences in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy
- Both presidents had seven letters in their last names and were elected 100 years apart
- Both were assassinated on a Friday in the presence of their wives
- Both assassins were known by three names with 15 letters in each complete name
- Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater, and Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a barn
- Both succeeding vice presidents were southern Democrats and former senators named Johnson with 13 letters in their names and born 100 years apart
- However, there were no coincidences in their birth and death dates, states, ages, and names of their wives
- Comparing other relevant attributes finds no coincidences
- One can always comb random data to find regularities
- Coincidences can be found between any two people with reasonably eventful lives.
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Think you know all the coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy? Test your knowledge with this intriguing quiz! From their last names and election years to their assassinations and assassins, discover the striking similarities between these two beloved presidents. But beware, not all coincidences are as they seem! Can you separate fact from fiction and find out if there truly are any connections between Lincoln and Kennedy? Take the quiz and find out!