Ep. 76: Coincidence is fair

Jack of All Graves came about as a result of a super chance interaction on twitter a decade ago, a coincidence that blows CoRri’s mind and leads us into a discussion of some of the wild coincidences that have happened on and around our planet, from life-saving flight changes to multiple atomic bombing survivals.

Highlights:
[0:00] Mark tells CoRri the tale of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876
[12:44] This introduction is all over the place. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
[24:40] The book club schedule is up, along with an amazing discount from our partner indie bookstore! Check out http://www,jackofallgraves.com/bookclub for all the info! Plus, we’ve recorded a special Snack of All Graves reacting to the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie which will be up on our YouTube and our Ko-Fi free to all!
[28:52] Somehow we’re watching Reign of Fire for our watch-along this weekend, which leads to a discussion of whether dragon movies inherently suck.
[38:42] What we watched!
[49:50] We discuss the crazy random happenstance of coincidences.

Stuff we referenced:

• The Story of Violet Constance Jessop – https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/titanic/stories/violet-constance-jessop.htm
• The daughter of Irish immigrants who survived the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic disasters – https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/violet-jessop-disasters
• Violet Constance Jessop – https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/violet-constance-jessop.htm
• Robert Todd Lincoln and Presidential Assassiations – https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/robert-todd-lincoln-and-presidential-assassiations-not-formal-title.htm
• “A Certain Fatality”: Robert Todd Lincoln and Presidential Assassinations – http://werehistory.org/robert-todd-lincoln/
• If You Are Hit By Two Atomic Bombs, Should You Have Kids? – https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/07/17/156915881/if-you-are-hit-by-two-atomic-bombs-should-you-have-kids
• The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs – https://www.history.com/news/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs