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Missing a stop? High rises in this city might not have a 13th floor.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe number 13 can either be lucky or unlucky, depending on who you ask. Many successful sports...
Friday the 13th is here: What to know about the day many people consider unlucky
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFriday the 13th is here. At least once a year – sometimes thrice, the Gregorian calendar aligns to...
Why do we still avoid the number 13?
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe omission of the number 13 from buildings persists into the 21st Century [Sarah Thomas] On the 13th day of a month, the weather turns wet, cold and...
Why is 13 considered unlucky? Explaining the power of its bad reputation
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany elevators do not have a floor numbered 13 because of common superstitions about the number....
Some Tampa Bay high-rises skip “unlucky” 13th floors. But lately, some don’t
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe inside of an elevator might seem an odd place to consider the current state of superstition in America. But there they are, in many high-rise hotels and residential towers: Elevator buttons ...
Yahoo Picks: Don't fear Friday the 13th! Here are the best movies with the unluckiest number in the...
Yahoo Movies· 8 months ago13 Assassins, 13 Going on 30 and Apollo 13 are among our picks for the best movies with "13" in the...
Why, Exactly, Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?
Parade via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFriday the 13th is well-known as a scary movie franchise, but it also has a deep history behind it filled with plenty of superstition as well. And in...
No triskaidekaphobia for Taylor Swift: What's the pop star's connection to 13
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe fear and superstition that is associated with the number 13 is nothing new and fairly common in...
How did Fridays and number 13 become the power couple of doom?
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt’s a day associated with misfortune, superstition and a movie franchise featuring a serial killer...
Ward off bad luck with a discounted tattoo or piercing this Friday the 13th
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFriday the 13th is synonymous with bad luck and misfortune. The origin of Friday the 13th...
