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One in a Million Coincidences - Part 8

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Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Let's explore some one in a million coincidences that are really hard to believe and could be a glitch in the matrix!



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0:00.0

In December 1979, Finnishwoman Tula Hiverinen boarded a four-seater plane flying over southwest Iceland.

0:07.2

But it seemed fate was not on her side.

0:10.4

Little did Tula know she was about to beat all the odds by surviving both a plane crash and a helicopter crash within the space of a few hours.

0:18.1

To find out more about this mind-boggling event, plus plenty more that'll

0:22.1

make you say, what are the odds? Just stick around for this episode of one in a million coincidences.

0:33.1

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed. What's on your bucket list? Visit the Eiffel Tower. Swim with dolphins. Get the perfect body.

0:45.5

17-year-old Rebecca Townsend from Connecticut had just three things on hers. One, kiss in the rain. Two, fly to Spain, and three, save a life.

0:57.0

The goals were part of a school assignment and over the next few years after writing it, Rebecca had ticked off the first two.

1:03.0

She flew to Spain with her family and kissed her boyfriend in the rain.

1:07.0

After graduating from high school in 2015, Rebecca was due to attend Notre Dame, but tragedy struck on July 2nd.

1:14.6

That fateful night, while on the way back from a fireworks display, Rebecca and her friend Ben Arna were hit by a car.

1:21.6

Sadly, Rebecca did not survive the accident, but it seems like she managed to complete her bucket list in her final

1:28.4

moments. The last thing Ben remembers from that night is Rebecca pushing him out of the way of the

1:34.0

car and telling him to hurry, saving his life and sacrificing hers in the process. Rebecca's family

1:40.3

set up a Facebook page in their daughter's memory called Remembering Rebecca,

1:49.0

and in the years since people all over the world have been committing small acts of altruism in her name. We should all be a bit more like Rebecca Townsend, don't you think?

1:54.5

If you're struggling for things to put on your bucket list, here's an idea. Become a number

1:59.5

one. Be amazed fan. Of course, the first step to

2:04.1

ticking that beauty off is to follow this podcast, leave a five-star review if you haven't already,

2:09.7

and to make sure you never miss out on any amazing content. All done? Let's get back to it.

2:16.4

Any pet owner will agree that having a dog or cat run away from home is the stuff of nightmares.

2:22.6

Plastering posters around town, going door to door, and even setting up dedicated social media pages can bring you no further to finding your beloved animal.

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