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I HAVE BEFORE me the abstract of a 1993 study published in the British Medical Journal provocatively titled, "Is Friday the 13th Bad for Your Health?" ...
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urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th....
urbanlegends.about.com/cs/historical/a/friday_the_13th.htm
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Because this is issue 13 of Lungfull! is seems natural to ask how the number 13, unlucky 13, got such a bad rap & what that ancient source of dread can tell us about our present culture. ... I have a friend who won’t leave his apartment Friday the 13th. Absenteeism at work & school is huge on that day.
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lungfull.org/13editorial.html
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Friday the 13th -- why is it considered a bad luck day?. ... Coupling the number 13 and a Friday is sometimes considered very bad luck. Lucky for us there are a maximum of three Friday the 13th in one year.
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www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/friday13.htm
www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/friday13.htm
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The belief that Friday 13th is an unlucky day is one of the most widely know superstitions in Britain today. ... It is generally considered bad luck to start anything on a Friday - a new journey, job, marriage, business project, giving birth, moving house...
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www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/frid...
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/friday13.htm
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It's Friday the 13th with so much to dread. Some people ignore it and just stay in bed. Silly Superstitions ; It's bad luck to walk under a ladder. This came from the early Christian belief that a leaning ladder formed a triangle with the wall and ground.
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www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/107511.html
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Why is Friday the 13th considered an unlucky day? ... In some cases, Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) was regarded as an exception or 'antidote' to the bad luck usually associated with Friday beginnings: ... Home --> Luck --> Friday the 13th;
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www.snopes.com/luck/friday13.asp
www.snopes.com/luck/friday13.asp
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fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day.
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www.corsinet.com/trivia/scary.html
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Friday the 13 th is said to be a day of bad luck. On the other hand when you hear the stories of the dumbest criminals, you laugh. ... The 24 year old bank robbery suspect was arrested after he led police on a chase and mistakenly pulled into the Southfield police station parking lot. Police say the ... Friday, August 14, 2009...
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www.examiner.com/x-3284-Detroit-Top-News-Examiner~y2009...
www.examiner.com/x-3284-Detroit-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m3d13-Friday-13th-bad-luck-Wrong-turn-leads-robber-to-police
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — You can't blame country singer Gene Watson if he's a little superstitious about Friday the 13th. ... Watson, 63, and his Farewell Party band were on their way from Houston to perform on the Grand Ole Opry when their bus caught fire just outside of Nashville. The blaze ignited from a broken axle...
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www.azstarnet.com/sn/accent/191751.php
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