Even today people have a really hard time separating themselves from projecting their imagination onto unexplained events.
"Why do so many pets keep jumping off ‘dog suicide bridge’ in Scotland?"
It's only human to try to explain the unexplainable. We try to make sense of senselessness. We jump to conclusions when faced with coincidences. Hence, superstition and faith.
It’s too early for April Fools Day...isn’t it?