Posted on 02/13/2009 12:14:30 PM PST by Lucky9teen
Here are 13 more facts about the infamous day, courtesy of Fernsler and some of our own research:
1. The British Navy built a ship named Friday the 13th. On its maiden voyage, the vessel left dock on a Friday the 13th, and was never heard from again.
2. The ill-fated Apollo 13 launched at 13:13 CST on Apr. 11, 1970. The sum of the date's digits (4-11-70) is 13 (as in 4+1+1+7+0 = 13). And the explosion that crippled the spacecraft occurred on April 13 (not a Friday). The crew did make it back to Earth safely, however.
3. Many hospitals have no room 13, while some tall buildings skip the 13th floor.
4. Fear of Friday the 13th - one of the most popular myths in science - is called paraskavedekatriaphobia as well as friggatriskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number 13.
5. Quarterback Dan Marino wore No. 13 throughout his career with the Miami Dolphins. Despite being a superb quarterback (some call him one of the best ever), he got to the Super Bowl just once, in 1985, and was trounced 38-16 by the San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana (who wore No. 16 and won all four Super Bowls he played in).
6. Butch Cassidy, notorious American train and bank robber, was born on Friday, April 13, 1866.
7. Fidel Castro was born on Friday, Aug. 13, 1926.
8. President Franklin D. Roosevelt would not travel on the 13th day of any month and would never host 13 guests at a meal. Napoleon and Herbert Hoover were also triskaidekaphobic, with an abnormal fear of the number 13.
9. Superstitious diners in Paris can hire a quatorzieme, or professional 14th guest.
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Friday the 13th has always been a good day for me personally.
Also the entire Friday the 13th movie series sucks. Coincidence, I think not.
Why is the quantity of a bakers-dozen 13?
LAZARUS LONG
I add numerology to the above quote!
I think the Templar’s had a problem with Friday the 13th .....
Ditto, I am having a damn great day today.. I consider it lucky.
One for the devil to spoil. That’s what mom always said anyway.
The pope issued an order to have their ranks disbanded and leaders arrested on Friday the 13th. Some say it is the origin of the superstition.
Exactly, Friday the 13th was the day the Knights Templar were killed. the day has been unlucky ever since.
Paraskavedekatriaphobics might not want to read this...
Friday the thirteenth was unlucky for the ancient Egyptiansshalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach Adonai
as that is when all of their first born were slaughtered by
YHvH's angel of death.The 14th of Nisan( Passover ) begins at twilight of Friday the 13th.
I don’t thjnk it was the Pope, I think it was the King of France.
I believe the King of France petitioned the Pope. The King of France didn’t have jurisdiction over the Templars because they where a holy order answering directly to the Pope.. lots of conspiracies as to why.. most likely, greed by the King of France who was indebted to the Templars.
Day is still young maybe Castro will die on the 13th too !
In England if the baker was caught shorting someone, they could lose their business. So they started the habit of tossing in another roll to ensure that when the package got back to the manor, there would still be twelve.
I married Mr. Spotbust1 on a Friday the 13th. That was 16 years ago. So far he is behaving himself so I’ll keep him.
Also, my brother’s birthday is today.
All in all, Friday the 13th has been good to me too.
I really, really hate numbers people. (People who think there are conspiracies/luck in numbers)
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