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1. In the autumn of 1994, a 60 year-old Dutchman by the name of Cor Stoop took a cruise on the North Sea. He became seasick during the trip and lost his false teeth overboard. How was Mr Stoop reunited with his teeth?
2. As a schoolboy, a Monsieur Deschamps was given a slice of plum pudding by a family friend, Monsieur de Fortgibu. Ten years later he was passing a restaurant in Paris when he spotted a plum pudding inside. What happened when he went into the restaurant to buy a piece of the pudding?
3. In Bermuda in 1975, Neville Ebin was killed when a taxi knocked him off his moped. Exactly a year later, something strange happened to his brother involving the same moped. What happened?
4. In 1973 the actor Anthony Hopkins agreed to appear in "The Girl From Petrovka", based on a novel by George Feifer. Hopkins was unable to find a copy of the book anywhere in London, so was surprised when he discovered one lying on a bench in a train station. What was unusual about this book?
5. In 1967, an English policeman called Peter Moscardi gave a friend the telephone number of his police station - 40166 - but unknown to him, he had accidentally given the wrong number. Whilst on duty a few days later, Mr Moscardi discovered a factory which had been left unlocked with all the lights blazing, and went inside to investigate. What happened next?
6. Author Richard Bach owned a rare 1929 biplane of which only 8 remained in the world. As he came in to land in Palmyra, Wisconsin, a strut broke. Which amazing coincidence then happened to Richard Bach?
7. On March 1, 1950, in Beatrice, Nebraska, a church choir practice had been due to start at 7:20. Strangely, everybody involved with the choir was late for practice. Why did they have a lucky escape?
8. The French astronomer Camille Flammarion was writing a chapter about the wind for his book "The Atmosphere" when something happened. What was it?
9. As a young boy, King Louis XVI of France was warned by an astrologer to beware the 21st of every month. Louis was beheaded on January 21, 1793.
10. One of the most amazing coincidences in history involves a pair of twin brothers, Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, who were separated at birth and adopted by different families. They were reunited 39 years later and found that their lives had followed similar paths in more ways than one. Which of these statements is not true?
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