People like fiction, especially fantasy, because it’s so improbable. Alien worlds, serendipitous revelations, and chance meetings are things we seldom experience in real life. But there’s a saying “Life is stranger than fiction” for a reason. Sometimes, real life can be just as weird as made-up stories, if not weirder.

After you read these entries, you might start believing in fate, the paranormal, or some kind of higher power. What do you mean a grandfather clock stopped at the exact time someone’s uncle passed away from cancer? And how could different members of a family see and feel the same black dog without it actually being in the house?

These and more stories come from people’s experiences they’ve shared in several online threads. Bored Panda collected them in one place for you to

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