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What’s the strangest thing that’s ever happened to you that you still can’t explain?
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In 2008, I was lying in bed watching some of the US presidential election on TV. I had no real interest in politics and am not from the US, but it was just something to put on while I fell asleep.
I dozed off then woke up in the middle of the night, and I vividly remember hearing these words come from the TV: "John McCain is the next President of the United States." There was a picture of him on the TV and I think there were some results underneath which showed the votes. Not really caring either way, I turned the TV off and went back to sleep.
When I woke up the next day and went to college, I was absolutely fucking shocked when people were talking about Obama winning. I checked several news sites and they all confirmed Obama had won.
It genuinely feels like I slipped into some alternate reality or some shit because I can remember that line so strongly, and I'm absolutely certain that what I saw on the TV was that John McCain had won.
Could be down to me waking up and possibly being half asleep, but it felt more real than that. It's so weird.