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Why did the universe try so hard to make World War I happen? Was Hitler basically an evil Forrest Gump? In Hollywood, two bullets hitting in midair is too insanely coincidental for anything besides a Matrix sequel, but it happens constantly in actual war. Cracked editors Jack O’Brien, Jason Pargin (aka David Wong), Kristi Harrison and Tom Reimann will ponder all this and discuss the bizarre web of coincidence at the center of their own website. Throw on your headphones and click play above. This episode is sponsored by Fracture: Go to fractureme.com and use offer code CRACKEDISPRETTYFUNNY for 20% off