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27 Incredible Once In a Lifetime Coincidences

23. What are the chances?

These are the mugshots of William West and William West, and they are not related. They were both sent to Leavenworth Prison at the same time, in 1903, and after some confusion, the staff understood they had two different prisoners with the exact same name, who looked exactly alike. They are part of the reason fingerprints are now used as identification.

24. Look ma, no hands!

25. This dog’s white stripe lining up perfectly with the water’s edge.

26. When you accidentally show up to your niece’s birthday party wearing the same shirt as her Ken doll.

27. These unrelated “people you may know” whose profile pictures line up perfectly.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.