13 Fun Facts About the Holiday of Friday the 13th
Happy Friday the 13th! There are anywhere from 1 to 3 Friday the 13th's a year! Here's a little bit about this much celebrated horror holiday and the lore about the number 13.
Triskaidekaphobia is a fear of the number 13.
In a hangman's noose there are 13 twists in the rope and 13 steps to the gallows.
Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas on Friday the 13th.
There is not a 13th Avenue in New York nor do most buildings have a 13th floor.
There are no Formula One cars with the number 13.
The origins of the number 13th and it's superstitious qualities hearken back to ancient times because the number followed 12, which was considered a completeness in nature. Which explains why there are 12 signs of Zodiac, 12 numbers on a clock and 12 months a year.
Lizzie Borden only spoke 13 words at her trial and was acquitted.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt did have a slight superstitious nature, stating that he never wanted to start an important trip on a Friday or have 13 guests for dinner.
Fidel Castro, Alfred Hitchock, Butch Cassidy and Margaret Thatcher were all born on Friday the 13th.
The term a "baker's dozen" was developed as a baker would put in another loaf of bread in a dozen, with the 13th loaf to be given as an offering to the devil to not taint the rest of the bread basket.
The 13th card in a Tarot set is the Grimm Reaper.
The number 13 is actually considered a "happy number" in mathematics.
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