TikTok users have been sharing astonishing stories in a new viral trend which sees people reveal their ‘one in a million’ moments.
The craze was started by Tik Tok user Abraham Piper, who urged viewers to post clips about the most unbelievable occurrences that have happened to them using the hashtag #oneinamillion.
One son revealed how his father missed a meeting at the World Trade Center on 9/11 because he was rushing to the hospital to see him being born.
Elsewhere, a couple who struggled to conceive confessed they had welcomed quadruplets on their last round of IVF.
Here, FEMAIL reveals a selection of the most jaw dropping experiences captivating TikTok viewers so far…
MAN MISSED HIS TWIN TOWERS MEETING ON 9/11 BECAUSE HIS MUCH LONGED-FOR SON WAS BORN EARLY
Mark Bowling (pictured) took to TikTok to share his unbelievable story, explaining that on the day that he was born his father had to cancel a meeting to be at the birth – which which was scheduled on the 101st floor of one of the Twin Towers on the day of 9/11
Mark Bowling took to TikTok to share his unbelievable story, first explaining that his father, who already had three daughters, was desperate to have a baby boy.
After the parent’s partner finally became pregnant with Mark, the smitten couple were excitedly awaiting the arrival of their first son.
But Mark was not born on his due date and his father had to rush from work so he was able to be at his son’s unexpected birth.
In an unbelievable twist, he had to cancel a security meeting to go and see his son – which was scheduled on the 101st floor of one of the Twin Towers on the day of the 9/11 attacks.
COUPLE STRUGGLING TO CONCEIVE BECOME PREGNANT WITH QUADRUPLETS ON THEIR LAST ROUND OF IVF
In another pregnancy story, a doting father said that he and his wife were struggling to conceive a baby so decided to undergo IVF – and then managed to conceive quadruplets
In another pregnancy story, a doting father, who goes by the username Caffsquad, said that he and his wife were struggling to conceive a baby so decided to undergo IVF.
He explained that it was their last chance, as they only had one final embryo to use, but his wife luckily became pregnant on their first round of IVF.
Their luck did not run out there, as during their first scan the doctor informed them that they were going to be having twins.
However, the doctor quickly realised they were wrong and the expectant mother was actually pregnant with quadruplets – despite only implanting a single embryo.
MAN HITS HIS HEAD IN THE EXACT PLACE THAT HIS WIFE’S BRAIN TUMOUR WAS FOUND ON THE SAME DAY
A man said he fell over and hit his head on a pavement, before being sent home from work. Later that very same day, a brain tumour was found in the exact same place on his wife’s head
A man, who goes by the username Southofthe49th, explained that while he was out of town for work, back in 2012, he unexpectedly passed out, hit his head on the pavement and was rushed to hospital.
He was told by the medics that nothing was wrong with him, and he was patched up and sent on his way.
But after immediately returning to work, his boss told him to go home and recover, as his head was wrapped in gauze.
After arriving home, he found his wife lying in bed feeling extremely unwell and rushed her to the hospital, where they did a CAT scan and found a brain tumour – in the exact place he had hit his head earlier that day.
The doctors informed him that if he had gotten to the hospital much later, his wife may have been in a coma.
MAN IS DEALT A TRIPLE BLACKJACK DURING HIS FIRST TIME EVER AT A CASINO
A man, who goes by the username oldworldcharm, told the story of the first time he ever went to a casino and was unbelievable dealt triple Blackjack
A man, who goes by the username oldworldcharm, told the story of the first time he ever went to a casino and decided to try his luck playing Blackjack.
The game started off incredibly well for him as he was dealt two aces, setting him up in a strong position for the rest of the game.
But the man, who also said he is a cancer survivor, was then dealt yet another ace and split the three cards to increase his odds.
He was left completely taken aback when he was unbelievably dealt triple Black Jack, which the odds of happening is around 1 in 10,000, according to the Las Vegas guide Wizard of Vegas.
TOKYO COUPLE LEND A MAN SOME MONEY BECAUSE HE LOST HIS WALLET – BEFORE BUMPING INTO HIM TWO WEEKS LATER IN A CITY OF 37.3M PEOPLE
Tom, who is from Australia, lost his wallet in Tokyo but was given money by a generous Australian couple. Two weeks later he amazingly found them again to pay them back
Tom Forrest, 21, from Kununurra in Western Australia, told an incredible story that started with him losing his wallet while he was visiting Tokyo for a journalism course back in 2018.
He needed to get back to his abode but wasn’t allowed on the train as he couldn’t buy a ticket, so he desperately asked a couple on the street if they spoke English, hoping they might help.
He told Femail: ‘I’m from outback Australia, and don’t speak Japanese so I thought it was best to ask a tourist walking by as I could explain my story a bit better.’
The generous couple, who were from Sydney, Australia, kindly gave Tom 1000 yen (£7) to help him get home, where he could sort out getting his own money.
Two weeks later, Tom was back in the cash and while he was walking down the street he incredibly bumped into the very same couple.
He insisted on paying them back and thanked them for their generosity, completely amazed that he had found them again – in a huge area with a population of 37.3million.
SCHOOLBOY CLAIMS QUEEN FOUND HIS BALLOON WHICH HE RELEASED DURING A CHARITY EVENT
Tom Stancombe said when he was four years old he let a balloon with his name on fly away as part of a charity event – and his balloon was shockingly found by The Queen
Tom Stancombe said that when he was around four years old he went to a summer fete with his school where they were hosting a whole array of charity events.
For one fundraising activity, students were asked to leave a small donation and write their name and school’s phone number on a balloon before letting it fly away.
When the balloon landed, a person who came across the balloon would then call the school to say they had found it, and whoever’s balloon flew the furthest won a prize.
Some balloons travelled overseas to Portugal, but Tom’s balloon was found by a woman who was taking her dogs out for a quick stroll.
Tom claimed the woman incredibly revealed herself to be The Queen, leaving him completely gobsmacked that royalty had found his balloon.
STUDENT HEADING TO HER GYM LESSONS BUMPS INTO BARACK OBAMA
A TikTok user told of an unusual encounter she had after arriving at school, back in 2008, when she walked into her gym for her lesson and was faced with none other than Barack Obama
A TikTok user told of an unusual encounter she had after arriving at school, back in 2008, when she was in her freshman year and was greeted with a news van.
Not thinking anything of it, she walked into school and headed straight to her first lesson, which was in her school gym.
But she was unexpectedly greeted by 20 men in suits all staring at her when she arrived, leaving her feeling extremely unsure of what to do.
Then, out of nowhere none other than Barack Obama, who was to be elected as President later that year, walked through the crowd to greet her, informing her that she ‘didn’t have gym’ that day.