- FRIDAY 13TH -
Feeling lucky?

So it’s Friday 13th and I’ve compiled some gorgeous images on the subjects of luck, foreboding and myth. I’ve also thrown in some Friday 13th related facts that you may or may not know. Enjoy…



Friday the 13th is an unlucky day in much of Western Europe, North America, and Australia. Many people avoid travel and avoid signing contracts on Friday the 13th. Floors in tall buildings often skip from 12 to 14. And while the superstition is believed to be fading, it nonetheless has deep roots in both Christian and pagan culture.



13 is the 6th prime number. 6 is sometimes considered an unlucky number due to its association with 666



There are 13 circles in Metatron's Cube



With the 12 around 1 matrix, we find the origins of a superstition linking 13 people at the Last Supper - 12 disciples around Jesus, his death creating bad luck, until he returns.



Some streets do not contain a house number 13.



In some forms of motor sport, for example Formula One, there is no number 13 car.



In many cultures, getting married on any day of the week that falls under number 13 is highly discouraged.



The Apollo 13 spacecraft malfunctioned after being launched on April 11th at 13:13 CST, forcing it to return to Earth without a landing on the moon and imperilling its crew.



According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed.



After 13 years of being the richest man in the world, Microsoft Corporation chairman Bill Gates lost this title, according to Forbes magazine's 2008 list of the world's billionaires.



Microsoft plans to skip Office 13 for being "an unlucky number," going directly from Office 12 to Office 14.



The creators of the online game Kingdom of Loathing avoid the number 13 in all of their programming.



Hope this brightened your day and that Lady Luck smiles on you!




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