Spurious correlations: an engine for head-scratching coincidences

I’m not convinced that all of these are spurious:

Number of people who died by becoming tangled in their bedsheets
correlates with
People who died by falling out of their bed

http://www.tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=1478

Total revenue generated by arcades (US)
correlates with
Computer science doctorates awarded (US)

http://www.tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=97

Number people who drowned by falling into a swimming-pool
correlates with
Number of films Nicolas Cage appeared in

http://www.tylervigen.com/view_correlation?id=359

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