"facts can be stranger than fantasy, as I am beginning to realise ".why did rajendra say this?

Rajendra perused the page which described how Vishwasrao narrowly missed the bullet and how that event had been taken as an omen which turned the tides for the Maratha army. As he did so, he also asked Gandharpant to produce his own copy of Bhausahebanchi Bakhar​ opened at the relevant page which described the incident as well. Rajendra's remark was due to the fact that Professor Gaitonde had given him food for thought because had he not seen this material evidence, he would have simply put down his experience to fantasy. Now it was proved that facts could be stranger than fiction even though they may sound impossible but true nevertheless.