Throughout history, meeting a doppelganger usually meant bad luck and was considered as an evil omen by many folklore tales. Meeting a doppelganger in real life was seen as meeting with a malevolent twin or even a paranormal entity. 

The science behind these twin strangers is also quite grim as heautoscopy or hallucinations of seeing your own body in the distance might be signs of schizophrenia and epilepsy, which explains why it was seen as a harbinger of bad luck in the olden days. Thankfully, today, we use the term doppelganger in a more general and neutral way to describe a person who looks or acts the same way as we do.

Bored Panda collected a list of people who experienced this bizarre look-alike phenomenon, and it genuinely looks like a glitch in the Matrix. Just think about it. You inherit the looks of your ancestors, and someone happens to look exactly like you, and you happen to meet him accidentally. What are the odds? And though it is quite an eerie experience, the chance for a fun picture is just too good.

If you have met your doppelganger in real life, we'd like to hear your story!

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#1

My Doppelganger Was Seated Next To Me On A Plane, Then We Accidentally Checked Into The Same Hotel And Went For A Beer

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    I Ran Into My Doppelganger At My Cousin's Wedding And She's My Cousin's Husband's Sister, No Other Relation

    Two smiling women posing together, appearing as real-life doppelgangers.

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    #3

    My Friend Met His Doppelganger Last Night

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    #4

    When Retired Priest Neil Richardson Moved To Essex He Found People Kept Coming Up To Him To Say "Hello John" - Because His Double Already Lived There

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    #5

    My Own Doppelganger That I Ran Into At A Music Festival, Plus A Face-Swap Of The Photo

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    #6

    My Friend Found Her Doppelganger At A Party

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    #7

    My Friend Also Found His Doppelgänger At A Party

    Two strangers discovering their real-life doppelgangers, blonde hair and smiling in front of wood-paneled walls.

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    #8

    Doppelgangers. Truly Freaky

    Two men with similar appearances and mustaches, posing in front of a yellow school bus, illustrating doppelgangers.

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    #9

    Bumped Into My Doppelganger At Subic Bay. My Dad, Cousins And Brother Accidentally Mistook Her For Me, So My Aunty Asked Her If We Could Take A Photo Together

    Two women in a forest, resembling each other as doppelgangers, smiling and standing close together.

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    #10

    10 Years Ago When I Went Off To College For The First Time, People I Didn't Know Kept Coming Up To Me And Calling Me "Brian". My Name Is Josh. Then A Few Weeks Into The Semester I Met Brian And We Took This Picture Together.

    Two young men with curly hair sitting side by side, resembling real-life doppelgangers.

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    #11

    Found My Doppelganger. Funny.... We Even Share The Same Birthday

    Two men seated at a table, showcasing their uncanny resemblance like real-life doppelgangers in a cozy restaurant setting.

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    #12

    My Dads Coworker Is Also His Doppelgänger

    Two strangers meet their real-life doppelgangers, one in a suit and the other in a pink shirt, smiling together.

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    #13

    My Girlfriend Met Her Doppelganger

    Two women with purple hair and similar features, appearing as real-life doppelgangers, in matching black lace tops.

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    #14

    I Met My Twin Brother From Another Mother At The Bar. His Name Is Adam And He Also Likes Beer

    Two men in a bar with similar hairstyles and outfits, resembling real-life doppelgangers while smiling for the camera.

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    #15

    My Bf (left) Met His Doppelganger At Ikea Last Night

    Two men with beards and glasses, resembling real-life doppelgangers, standing in front of decorated Christmas trees.

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    #16

    Saw Doppelgänger On Front Page Met Mine A Few Weeks Ago

    Two men with similar appearances smiling together at a bar, showcasing real-life doppelgangers.

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    #17

    His Girlfriend Of One Year Started Walking Towards Me Thinking I Was Him...

    Two men meet and realize they look like doppelgangers, both wearing glasses and casual attire in a cityscape setting.

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    #18

    Met My Doppelgänger And Thought I'd Share. We Even Had Matching Hair Accessories. I'm On The Left

    Two women smiling at the camera, resembling real-life doppelgangers.

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    #19

    I (im The Shorter One) Met My Canadian Doppelganger On A Cruise Ship With My Wife On Our Honeymoon!

    Two men smiling, meeting their real-life doppelgangers in a warmly lit room.

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    #20

    Got Stationed In Okinawa And Shortly After My Doppelgänger Joined My Unit

    Two strangers in uniform astonished by their real-life doppelganger encounter.

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    #21

    I Was Walking Around A While Back And Met My Doppleganger, We Even Have The Same First Name

    Two smiling strangers with beards in orange shirts, resembling real-life doppelgangers, posing together at night.

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    #22

    Met My Doppelgänger. He's A Better Smiler Than I Am.

    Two men smiling at the camera, both wearing hoodies, illustrating the concept of real-life doppelgangers.

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    #23

    So My Friend Found His Doppelgänger?

    Two men in military uniforms standing closely, appearing as real-life doppelgangers.

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    #24

    This Is Me And My Doppelgänger. Have Any Of You Redditors Met Yours In Real Life?

    Two men with similar appearances smiling together at a party, embodying the concept of real-life doppelgangers.

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    #25

    Met My Doppelganger

    Two men meeting their real-life doppelgangers, standing next to a truck in casual attire.

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    #26

    My Friend Just Found His Doppelganger

    Two men in green shirts and shorts, standing in a hallway, looking alike like real-life doppelgangers.

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    #27

    My Friend Met His Doppelganger On A Night Out...

    Two men resembling each other closely, posing together in a casual setting, showcasing real-life doppelgangers.

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    #28

    I Met My Doppelganger In Australia!

    Two men with glasses, resembling real-life doppelgangers, smiling in a casual setting.

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    #29

    Just 20 Minutes Before I Walked Into The Restaurant, The Server Told Her She Looked Like Me. We Actually Already Know Each Other.

    Two women smiling, each resembling real-life doppelgangers, sitting at a restaurant table with food and drinks.

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    #30

    Was Out Last Saturday Night Minding My Own Business When A Guy And His Parents Approached Me For A Photo. Apparently I'm His Doppelganger?

    Two men in matching outfits, appearing as real-life doppelgangers, standing in a cozy library-themed setting.

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    #31

    Ran Into My Daughter On A Business Trip... Oops. Guess Not.

    Two women resembling each other wear similar leopard jackets and hats, illustrating real-life doppelgangers.

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    #32

    It's Always An Interesting Night When You Randomly Run Into A Beard Doppelganger

    Two bearded strangers amazed at their real-life doppelganger encounter, sharing a fun moment indoors.

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    #33

    My Wife (left) Met Her Doppelgänger On Our Holiday In Rome.

    Two women with curly hair and sunglasses meet, resembling real-life doppelgangers, smiling in an outdoor setting.

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    #34

    I Found My Doppelganger In A Bar Bathroom

    Two women standing together, resembling doppelgangers with similar hairstyles, smiling at the camera indoors.

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    #35

    Found My Doppelganger, Bought Him A Jager And Got This Photo Op.

    Two strangers with similar features smiling in a lively bar setting, showcasing a real-life doppelganger moment.

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    #36

    Doppelganger

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    #37

    I Finally Meet Longtime Virtual Pal Steve Burnett. Other People Stare In Horror At The Uncanny Duplication.

    Two men with long beards and dark hair meet their real-life doppelgangers at an airport.

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    #38

    My Brother Met His Black Doppelganger Last Night

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    #39

    I Think I Found My Beard Doppelgänger

    Two men wearing sunglasses and bandanas at a festival, discovered as real-life doppelgangers.

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    #40

    I Met My Doppelganger A Year Ago In A Choir. I Was A New Member. Everyone Kept Telling Us That We Look Alike. We Denied For Months, Until We Decided To Do Snapchat's Face-swap. We Couldn't Stop Laughing When Looking At The Result.

    Two pairs of women who met their real-life doppelgangers, smiling side by side.

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    #41

    Met My Doppelganger At Work! Now We're Besties!

    Two women with similar appearances sitting together, showcasing a doppelganger moment.

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    #42

    Just Now, Found My Doppelganger. Surreal. My Mom Told Me To Ask My Father Why This Guy Looks Like Me...

    Two smiling men with glasses in a cafe, appearing as real-life doppelgangers.

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    #43

    My Brother From Another Mother.

    Two men with similar features, bald, glasses, and white beards, mirror each other like real-life doppelgangers.

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    #44

    Met My Doppelgänger At Work! She Was Hired To The Same Unit 3 Months Before Me

    Two women in blue uniforms, smiling and sitting together, resembling real-life doppelgangers in a medical setting.

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    #45

    Never Met My Doppelgänger But He's A Korean Rapper Called Zico!

    Two individuals with similar features, resembling real-life doppelgangers, in separate settings.

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    #46

    Found My Doppelgänger At The Pub After My Friends Went Up And Hugged Her

    Two women smiling closely, looking like real-life doppelgangers, illuminated by party lights.

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    #47

    My Fiancé Ran Into His Doppelgänger At A Car Show. I Called The Guy Over And Made Them Take A Picture Together.

    Two men with similar build and beards, wearing sunglasses, appear as real-life doppelgangers outside a building.

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    #48

    Been Told 3 Times I Have A Dopplegänger. Where Are They??

    Bearded man in a car, wearing a cap, potentially a real-life doppelganger encounter.

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    #49

    I (left) Met My Doppelgänger (jenna) At Chick-fil-a! I Actually Didn't Even See It Until All Her Coworkers Started Flipping Out. They Were Convinced We Were Twins Trying To Pull One Over On Them. After They Took The Picture I Flipped Too.

    Two women smiling in a restaurant, showcasing real-life doppelgangers.

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