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friday the 13th Friday the 13th Superstitions | TriskaidekaphobiaToday is Friday the 13th.  Do you have a fear of Friday the 13th?

If so, you could be suffering from:

Triskaidekaphobia

Fear of the number 13

Paraskevidekatriaphobia

Fear of Friday the 13th (commonly misspelled as paraskavedekatriaphobia)

Perhaps you could even be suffering from:

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia

Fear of long words (commonly misspelled as hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia)

Either way, if you suffer from any of these, here are a few Friday the 13th superstitions and factoids to be aware of:

  • The 13 ball is the least likely number to be drawn in the UK lottery since it began back in 1994.
  • It has been said that if 13 people sit down at a table together, all at once, they will all will die within a year.
  • Do not name your children anything with 13 letters, example, Charles Manson.
  • There are 13 witches in a coven.
  • We had three Friday the 13ths in 2009, February, March and November.
  • The British Navy is has a fear of Friday the 13th. Regardless, it built a ship named Friday the 13th. On its maiden voyage, the vessel left dock on a Friday the 13th and was lost at sea.
  • If you were born on a Friday the 13th (like my father, for example) then today is your lucky day!
  • Many tall buildings lack a 13th floor because if they had one, no one would want to stay on them. Most hospitals do not have a room 13 either.
  • A baker’s dozen in bakery terms is a dozen loaves of bread with a 13th being offered to the devil so he won't spoil the other 12.
  • Over 60 million people stay home from work, refuse to drive, or won't leave their homes on this unlucky day.
  • The seal found on the back of a one dollar bill includes 13 steps on the pyramid, 13 stars above the eagle’s head, 13 war arrows in the eagle’s claw and 13 leaves on the olive branch.
  • President Franklin D. Roosevelt refused to travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal.
  • The ill-fated Apollo 13 launched at 13:13 CST on April 11, 1970.  The sum of the date’s digits (4/11/70) is 13. The explosion that crippled the spacecraft took place on April 13th.
  • According to the British Medical Journal, the risk of a car accident in the UK increases by more than 50 percent on Friday the 13th.
  • The first recorded person to die in a car accident was killed in New York City on Sept. 13, 1899.

See, now don't you feel silly for worrying? You feel silly, right? Hmmm. Time for me to head home I think.

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