Why is Friday the 13th Considered Unlucky?

[@TodayIFoundOut]

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[@DreadPirarateAndersen]

Friday is not Frigs Day, it's Freyas day (Frejas Dag), Freya was the keeper of those who didn't die in battle, or rather anyone the valkyr didn't collect, if they fought cowardly, or as a old man in bed from disease/old age, for instance.

[@larryscott3982]

Today I Found Out I can’t believe that you didn’t cite Apollo 13’s mishap occurred on 13-Apr. And do ‘less people drive’ or ‘fewer people drive’ on Friday the 13th?

[@cyntogia]

www.history.com/news/why-friday-the-13th-spelled-doom-for-the-knights-templar

[@Loralanthalas]

Can you explain thr nights Templar thing? Is that just made up? Or do we not know the date? What makes it wrong? The knights were never put down?

Today, Friday the 13th of April, 2018, had a beautiful day. Stocks are up, had a blast on a bike trip and a nice flight later on. Soaked up the sun for a couple of hours too. So, Good Friday.

[@archdavi]

"A Reese's Peanut Butter cup of bad luck," that my friend, is poetry

[@becauseimafan]

Archemedis DaVinci I was looking for this!! I laughed so hard, great one Simon and writer(s)!

[@aguynamednathan]

I had to pause the video and giggle for a bit

[@countertenor5890]

Also interesting that the 13th floor is usually eliminated in buildings.

[@martins7194]

Even more interesting, in some buildings, there is a 13th floor, but the elevator doesn't stop there. Also, Airlines often skip seat row 13. :)

[@653j521]

Urban legends?

[@extrude22]

Here in the UK I’ve never encountered a building which misses the 13th floor.

[@clintcarpentier2424]

Yet more proof that stupid people believe stupid things. The 13th whatever still exists, and it's there, whatever number you slap on it, it is still the 13th. Or should Murphy have changed his name, and all would have been well?

[@timmmahhhh]

Not always, a former coworker of mine lived in an apartment in the 13th floor in Chicago. His rent was a little cheaper and all the other folks on the floor were Asian, mostly Korean, who didn't care either. He was the only American in the floor.

[@Finkelfunk]

"Friday the 13th? What a load of bullshit and I will prove it" - Gioachino Antonio Rossini, died on Friday November the 13th, 1868

[@KimiHayashi]

Finkel - Funk who's that?

[@9HighFlyer9]

A guy who wanted to disprove Fri the 13th being bad lucky. Apparently, his hubris caused God smite him. Or whatever.

[@bryanbridges2987]

HighFlyer I doubt God cared about his 'hubris'.

[@9HighFlyer9]

Bryan Bridges I disagree, hubris is an abundance of arrogant pride. I recall something about that being frowned upon.

[@KimiHayashi]

鍾益飛 wow it's 2017 im amazed by all of you guys knowing people from the 1800s

[@phsyco123]

Friday the 13th has been the lucky day for most of my life. Strangely enough, every other day seems to screw me over just that little bit more

[@HetaliaGirl1]

phsyco123 Same here.

[@LupusYonderboy13]

Same same

[@alvinchimp1392]

Same, my Friday the 13th's have been great.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

phsyco123 that's called life. Every day is how you make it. Friday the 13th makes no difference. Your life sucks because you make it so, as do I.

[@9HighFlyer9]

Cat quit making phsyco123's day suck. Cyco Miko said "99% of life is what you make of it. So if your life sucks, YOU SUCK" As for me, each day is better than the next.

[@PeachySASQUATCH]

Am I the only one who actually loves it when a 13th of the month lands on a Friday?

[@tyronekracht461]

I once read that 13 was considered unlucky as that was the number of steps to the gallows and the number of knots in the hangman's noose.

[@dx1450]

It's considered unlucky because one Friday the 13th a bunch of kids got murdered at Camp Crystal Lake.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

There's also a strong similarity (possibly a common origin) between the story of Loki and the Greek story of Eris being the thirteenth uninvited guest on Mt. Olympus (there are traditionally twelve Olympians), bringing a golden apple, and triggering the Trojan War.

[@warmachine_1396]

I was at a fast food restaurant recently and I noticed that the combo numbers jumped from 12 to 14. They told me they had no combo 13. It may have been Steak'n'shake or Chik-fila. I don't remember for sure. I couldn't believe they had done that. I and my sister were born on a 13th and generally speaking most of our family members were also. It's very weird. I have been very fortunate in my life and most people say that I have extremely good luck. 13 is my favorite number.

[@miltonroberts7948]

In thatGrand old comic strip, POGO, by Walt Kelly, one character (I think it was Churchy LaFemme, the turtle) would burst upon the scene shouting "Friday the Thirteenth comes on a Tuesday this month!".

[@schristy3637]

The only thing bad that ever happen to me on "OOOO" FRIDAY the 13 was"OOO" . Had to work. But the best thing EVER IS . Simon Whistler is doing 3 shows on KZbin!!!! That is a Super WIN for all of us. You do a GREAT JOB YOU and the PEOPLE who you work with. Give them some Air Time.

[@chromegirl7546]

Even though I'm not superstitious, I consider 13 my lucky number. Thirteen figures into my life a lot, so I embraced it! My Mom would've freaked at the idea of the Thirteen Club. She was very superstitious. The salt on the table alone would've made her run. I was taught to always throw it over my left shoulder when I spilled it--in the Devil's eye. She was English, so I think this is an English superstition (?). And she avoided going on on Friday the 13th, no open umbrellas in the house, no walking under ladders, etc. Black cats were considered lucky in England, though, so luckily for me (I love them) we could have a black cat!

[@sturmraist50]

I heart this channel. I can't get over it. Please never stop.

[@gaminawulfsdottir3253]

The onscreen wording at 3:11 makes me suspect that the person who wrote it does not know what Valhalla is (to say nothing of having committed a comma splice).

[@dinomonzon7493]

In the novel From Russia With Love, Ian Fleming has James Bond scoff at the notion, revealing that 007 prefers travelling on Friday the 13th when possible.

[@angladepierry1179]

Friday will still be my favorite day

[@ethanchadwick4774]

Supreme Leader of North Korea why? Is it because thats when you excute treasoners

[@angladepierry1179]

super slender Cuz they called me thicc boy .

[@jimbo-fk4dq]

super slender Fridays are when North Korea gets it's supply of last week's NBA games. And Kim loves him some basketball!

[@jeidun]

Rebeccah black Friday, Friday

[@jeidun]

wat she is annoying

[@i.m-r0d]

Simon can you find out the origin of April fools day?

[@Naomi-pq6tv]

That is my Uncle's birthday

[@jamesmurray8558]

April 1,was the new year on the old calendar. When it was changed to January 1.Some still though April 1.Was still new year so they called fools. Good luvk

[@juliav.mcclelland2415]

Now somebody needs to make a movie adaptation of Friday the 13th the stockbroker novel.

[@ferminbf2224]

BTW, in Italian popular culture, Friday the 17th (and not the 13th) is considered a day of bad luck

[@LindaGailLamb.0808]

*Friday, July 31st, 1987,* is called Black Friday in Edmonton, Alberta. (31 is 13, reversed). That's the day we had an F4 tornado, which killed 26 people. Tornados that powerful are rare in Canada. It was definitely unlucky for people in the Evergreen Mobile Home Park, where many of those 26 people died, and a lot of trailers were damaged and destroyed. It wasn't so unlucky for my dad. He made a delivery that day to a business that had their warehouse flattened by the tornado; he left the place just minutes before it hit. He had a narrow escape, but he survived.

[@ZioStalin]

I'm Italian and I can confirm that Friday 17th is considered the "unlucky" combination. 17 is the "popular" unlucky number. There's also the tradition of not having marriages on Fridays or Tuesdays (neither Mars nor Venus). And being 13 at the table is also something that a lot of people avoid out of superstition.

[@RoccosVideos]

Confirmation bias is interesting. I wish everyone knew about it.

[@hanshoffdahl8591]

KT Grand Master Jacques De Molay and his knights were rounded up on a Friday the 13th.

[@tabbykitty994]

I am assuming you are talking about the French King Philip IV rounding up the Knights Templar on Friday the 13th, October 13th 1307 and killing them. That was a really unlucky day for the knights

[@michaelblaine6494]

I figured that’s where it started. November 2015 had a pretty horrible one

[@KillMinusK]

I’m assuming you’re a mason too. 🗡

[@thomaspc0]

My wife and I met on a Friday the 13th, 31 years ago. It's been our lucky day ever since.

[@Ikajo]

A quick note here. Odin's wife is Frigge in the mythology and Friday is named after the god Frey. In Swedish Friday is called fredag, or Frej's day. Frej is the Scandinavian spelling of Frey's name.

[@varana]

It's not, though. When the Germanic peoples adopted the Roman-style week, they substituted similar Germanic deities for the Roman ones. For Friday, that was Venus, so they used a goddess of love (of sorts). That happened in areas that had contact with the Romans, and those areas (southern and western Germanic peoples) had no Freya (they called Frigg "Frija" or "Frea", confusingly). So yes, the name comes from Frigg, but some non-Norse form of the name.

[@Ikajo]

varana312 Are you trying to correct a Scandinavian about the origins of Scandinavian weekday names? You don't think this was covered in school? The Scandinavian word for Friday is fredag which means day of Frej.

[@richard1113]

I've never taken "Friday the 13th" seriously. Only as a fun kind of thing. 13 is my favorite number and as a worker I love Fridays.

[@karmawhitewolf6947]

then you shall receive a blessing protection from me from the Goddess Of Fortune and Revenge ♥

[@kathryndwright]

In my readings on medieval history, I read that it came from the day the Templar Knights were captured and later destroyed by Prince Phillip of France, early in the 13th century.

[@meganferraro8145]

Thank you!! I was waiting to see how long I'd have to scroll down before I found it!!

[@HarcusCGTV]

I believed it to be the date when Pope Pias 2nd and King Philip of France outlawing the Knights Templar and hunted down Jacque De Malai (sp?)

[@davidwallin7518]

Friday 13th October 1307

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

*Philip IV & Clement V Yes His last words were "God knows who is wrong and has sinned. Soon a calamity will occur to those who have condemned us to death" both died within a year

[@anthonyC214]

After the stock market crash of 1929, most highrise buildings did away renting out their 13th floor. They normally use the space for their heating and cooling equipments. During the crash most bankrupt brokers would commit suicide by jumping out of the 13th floor. Most elevator banks go from 1 to 12 and then from 14 up. But not all buildings follow this pattern. I worked for 30 years at 300 Park Avenue NYC and started out on the 13th floor.

[@Craznar]

In Australia - Black Friday Bush fires...

[@chillaxter13]

I was born on a Friday the 13th, so I think it's a pretty awesome day!

[@dontmindme333]

Siberian Orange thats cool

[@hestikakala3027]

Siberian Orange so was I. And it can't be that bad especially when you get to eat birthday cake and maybe presents. It's a lucky day for us. Don't forget superstition = stupidstition

[@jeremyheminger6882]

Me too. And my boss...She was actually born on the exact same day as me. When at bars we will sometimes joke with the bartender that saying that we are twins.

[@golem26]

My mother was born Friday the 13th, I was born on Mother's Day.

[@I_am_a_cat_]

If you're born on Friday the 13th that means you'll die of HIV at the age of 32. Good luck.

[@anthonyward8853]

I don't believe in luck or superstition. In fact I consider the number 13 as my "lucky" number just to snub my nose at the whole concept of luck. Still, I have to admit a rather curious event that happened to me a few years past. I was getting ready for work, a day like any other. I was working 2nd shift at the time, 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. I live ~15 min. away from work. On this particular day I left my apartment at 1:37 pm, a little later than usual, but still fine. I arrived at work at 2:54 pm! Precisely 60 minutes later than I expected I would be. My first clue that something was off was the lack of cars in the parking lot. I looked at my watch probably 4 or 5 times, my brain absolutely refusing to believe what my eyes were seeing. It was not daylight savings, my computer kept it's time up to date and my computer was to blame for my leaving late. The file that I saved just before leaving for work was time stamped 1:34 pm. Conservative estimate of 3 minutes to get to my car and be on my way puts my departure time at 1:37 pm. So, what happened? Not daylight savings, not traffic, it was normal, very unlikely to be a seizure considering at no point did I come too at the side of the road, nor has anything like this happened before or since. Sooo..... what.... alien abduction? The most logical explanation I can come up with is.... aliens. I still, years later, can't explain what happened..... and yes, it was Friday the 13th, a fact I did not realize until my boss made an off hand remark about it.

[@AirQuotes]

Anthony Ward cool

[@Psychodegu]

Most believable creepy pasta!

[@MadNotAngry]

Did you smell burning rubber? Temporal lobe seizure, i'm betting.

[@Stephanie_Vincent]

I had something like this happen, but there were three of us and we all had the same experience. I'm a skeptic too so I have no idea what happened. I feel it's a physic anamoly we can't understand yet.

[@maxfelson9467]

@@Stephanie_Vincent i dont think thats how physics work

[@zipp4everyone263]

Wasnt Balder killed by an arrow fashioned out of a Mistletoe? Thats what all the sources i have read would suggest. Höder is often depicted as a spear thrower however from the texts i have been able to find the use of a mistletoe is unanimous and cant be interpreted. I am Swedish and has had the story told to me by countless solid sources such a museums, people living off being vikings, books (new and old) etc.

[@larryscott3982]

Apollo 13 blew up on 13th of April. Coincidence? I think not.

[@nahuati13]

What an amazing story of endurance and human ingenuity that turned out to be.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

😊"When did Friday and 13 join forces like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!" 😊

[@helloworld4390]

"without harming any bears whatsoever"

[@Sunny_Punkin]

As opposed to how using the internet usually works, perhaps.

[@paddybabe333]

Thank you for answering my question! ❤️

[@mckenziewright2866]

Be careful about Good Friday. In 1964 there was a giant earthquake in Anchorage Alaska took out most account.

[@PerplexiaX]

I read/saw a story somewhere... not sure if it applies... There was a hotel that had thirteen floors, and it ended up burning down on a Friday the 13th... Maybe I'm mixing up the stories, it's been a long time... but that's why hotels don't have a thirteenth floor and why that day is unlucky!

[@MK-ex4pb]

The spilling salt thing makes sense. It used to be very valuable

[@sterlingtardie]

If I understand correctly, it stems from the time of Moses. The 10th plague in Egypt (the death of all the firstborn) fell on the night of Friday the 13th according to the Egyptian calendar (each day was dawn to dawn). According to the Hebrew calendar, That moment was Saturday the 14th of Nisan (forgive me if I misspelled the name of the month) as the Hebrew calendar starts each day at sunset.

[@BrianSpurrier]

Thirteen is also the worst number of people to go to an amusement park together. Roller coasters usually have 2,3 or 4 seats per row, and with 13 you’ll have one extra person with each kind

[@jliller]

Tunnel Bear: subterranean cousin of the Drop Bear. Have you done a video about Mercury Retrograde?

[@timmcc6899]

I don't see the fear surrounding it personally. I have a cousin 3 months younger than me, her birthday being on April 13th. The year we turned 13, 1990, her birthday fell upon Good friday as well, so she turned 13 on Good Black Friday the 13th ... Nothing bad happened to her that day, nor any of her other birthdays.

[@LividImp]

I had heard that 12 was considered a good number because it is a reasonably small number that can be divisible in many ways. So say, if you were dividing spoils amongst soldiers, you could split it evenly 2, 3, 4, or 6 ways. But a 13th share would have 12 people fighting over who got the odd share, and thus unlucky.

[@jaschabull2365]

Interesting line of reasoning.

[@imaniscott8535]

I would like to know where “like taking candy from a baby” first started popping up and stuff!

[@eryuu4016]

Or dog eat dog world

[@rebasack21]

My favorite thing i saw with that was the Mythbusters actually tested how hard it is to take candy from various aged babies.

[@dmac7128]

Friday the 13th no different from any other day? Jason Vorhees is going to be pissed.

[@_KUSH1_]

Jason Voorhees rn: 👁👄👁

[@cggc9510]

That Mr. Rogers sweater. :) Yay!

[@Pfisiar22]

possibility: 12 is a highly composite number. easy to divide among several people. 13 is one more than that and is impossible to divide evenly given that it is a prime number. So a 13th item would, necessarily, create conflict among all those who desire it. And it could just be irritating to be unable to divide the number of an item you have easily.

[@danielsander9997]

At what temperature will hard liquor freeze

[@EcoMouseChannel]

I find this particularly fascinating, even as a small kid. So I decided to make 13 my favorite number, and Friday the 13th my "Lucky Day" and you know what... it works. Proving to me at a young age that life is what you make of it. Since it's all in your head anyway, why not choose what you want out of life, instead of living in fear and superstition?

[@cartererickson7395]

Why do things seem to move faster in the dark than in the light?

[@isaacevilman7586]

Carter Erickson I can think of a few reasons. Note, these are just my hypotheses. You have less time to react to it because you receive less visual information. There is less interference from other light, so your brain can process it’s location faster.

[@porteal8986]

They don't?

[@bazinga3160]

SEEM to

[@Epicburst]

Sound travels farther in the dark because of the temperature. Thrown objects travel faster by oceans and other bodies of water because of cooler air temperatures creating a stronger current

[@Emppu_T.]

Stage fright

[@delboytrotter8806]

Oi....what about the Templers simon ? What do you say Simon ?

[@TheAnnArnold]

del trotts ha! Simon Templar as The Saint! Gotta be old to remember maybe

[@Atlessa]

Do I understand this right? 7800 traffic accidents EVERY DAY across the netherlands?? ... that seems like a huge number for such a (relatively) small country.

[@electricmaster23]

Flawless video. Thanks for another great video, Simon! :)

[@Quoodle1]

"Without harming any bears whatsoever" - nice. :)

[@ravennightshade4702]

I married my husband on our shared birthdays which fell on Fri 13th. A lucky day for us. But a 600 year old tree fell, trapping everyone in the hotel lol so take that as you Will! Missed every car in a busy car Park tho, so maybe very lucky after all.

[@karmawhitewolf6947]

the only reason why you gotten luck with your husband was because you were protected by the Goddess Of Fortune and Revenge aka Karma aka me ♥ so you are welcome *smiles warmthly in a motherly way*

[@areamusicale]

I've actually got a question: was a common thing for people to know what day is was ? Since they had no calendar ...

[@karmawhitewolf6947]

no idea

[@poiuytrewq11422]

It depends on what time period you're talking about. Calendars, at least as we know them, have been around since Ceasers rule in Rome.

[@RightToSelfDefense]

It wasn't always considered unlucky until.... One summer at Camp Crystal Lake.

[@idbuyanewbmx]

Don't forget that the ancient Sumerians also had the unlucky 13 as there were 12 gods in their pantheon and in the heavens.

[@Mr.Dobalina_Mr.BobDobalina]

Disneyland's actual address is 1313 Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA.

[@rebasack21]

My favorite book where 13 was both bad and creepy was the Wayside school series. Mrs zarves teaches class on the 13th floor. There is no 13th floor, there is no mrs zarves. If you like silly fantasy check it out. i first read it in middle-school 20 years ago and sat down in a library last year and read it again.

[@Entropy3ko]

In Italy, being a strongly Catholic country, at least in the past, the unlucky number is indeed 17, since the roman numeral XVII is an anagram of "VIXI", which means "I lived" (as in the past) hence it is associated with death and bad luck. Friday was never considered really "unlucky" in Italy, but Friday is associated with Jesus death and thus penance and sorrow and indeed Catholics fast on fridays.

[@jamesscott1974]

No mention of the Knights Templar? Murdered on Friday 13th

[@jamesscott1974]

Thanks, I must have zoned out :)

[@micmidigozurecords]

James Scott finally someone enlightened

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

literally looking for this. also the Order's G.M. was avenged I guess as both the king and his cousin died within a year after he was executed

[@richdigiulio1]

This is by far the most accepted origins..

[@jjriddler1985]

Well thank you Simon(!) My wife just snatched my phone while watching this she is Paddybabe333! still loving the videos and toptenz keep going fella

[@pantslizard]

Never heard of Friday being bad luck...

[@princessjewel4848]

It's August 13th Friday today......

[@ferminbf2224]

BONUS FACT: in Spain and some others Hispanic countries the unlucky day is (or used to be): Tuesday 13th.

[@anavaldivia4669]

FERMIN B F ive heard of this! I remember my mom telling me about it. Do you know where it comes from? Why it’s Tuesday instead of Friday?

[@ferminbf2224]

@@anavaldivia4669 according to Wikipedia, the reason is: In Spanish-speaking countries, instead of Friday, Tuesday the 13th (martes trece) is considered a day of bad luck.[13] The Greeks also consider Tuesday (and especially the 13th) an unlucky day.[14] Tuesday is considered dominated by the influence of Ares, the god of war (Mars in Roman mythology). The fall of Constantinople to the Fourth Crusade occurred on Tuesday, April 13, 1204, and the Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans happened on Tuesday, 29 May 1453, events that strengthen the superstition about Tuesday. In addition, in Greek the name of the day is Triti (Τρίτη) meaning the third (day of the week), adding weight to the superstition, since bad luck is said to "come in threes".[14] Tuesday the 13th occurs in a month that begins on a Thursday.

[@ModeratorFriendly]

I think that dining with 13 is very unlucky. 13 is a prime number, have you tried cutting a pizza into 13 evenly sized pieces?

[@karmawhitewolf6947]

it is only unlucky if someone is guilty of crimes only people who are innocent are safe from the number 13 :) ♥ i only control peoples luck because as long as people respect God they respect me and my mother aka Mother Nature ♥

[@PokeMaster22222]

My pants once split on a Friday 13, a few years ago. My school (private Jesuit boys-only) enforced a week of 'community service' ('Ignatian Service', named after St. Ignatius of Loyola), so a friend and I went to volunteer at a local hospital of sorts, which is where my pants ripped. From what I remember, I needed Mum to drive there and give me a new pair...

[@tristemsaris7739]

I honestly find the idea of Friday in the modern era being considered unlucky to be an anachronism at this point. If anything Friday is often a day we look foreword to since its the start of the weekend.

[@daylate]

Any day of the week is a bad day for a wedding.

[@dbone3356]

I've never heard of Friday by itself being unlucky...

[@babblebubble5467]

So many reasons to a simple number 13. In Chinese cultures we just consider 4 （四）to be bad luck because it sounds like death（死） in both Chinese and Cantonese 😗 most apartments floors replace 4 with 3A

[@Dovietail]

Ack! Ack! FEWER people drive, not LESS people! It matters. It's fewer things that you count, like people or cattle, less things that you measure, like rice or wine.

[@ktlemongrass5129]

I know spilling salt is bad luck bc it used to be so expensive. Salt all over the table during the meetings provides “magical protection”. People will put salt around their house or in the four counter for “protection”.

[@marshacreary9771]

Is TunnelBear anything like BearShare from back in the day?

[@SuperJimmyBar]

It all depends on how you look at it. Few year ago, i had idea, i started believing that its not friday 13th that is unlucky but the day before, thursday 12th, and guess what: it was, at least for me. I have lost my phone once, the other thursday 12th i forgot the key to the house, stuff like that. Funny is that this thing just happen randomly, but if you really believe that today something bad gonna happen, it will.

[@ughhseriouslywowdamn]

On a Friday the 13th, I was attacked in a parking lot and got a traumatic brain injury when my head hit the pavement. And I was so unlucky that the urgent care center I went to that evening somehow missed it, which, like, never happens with TBIs. The doctor I saw was later fired for an unrelated fuckup. Oh and I broke my coccyx/tailbone, which I'm gonna have pain in for the rest of my life. So I'll take my confirmation bias over leaving the house on only 2-4 days a year lmao

[@terrygrossmann2295]

What about TGIF. I actually always liked Fridays. It means I have the next two days off. I also always heard the Knights Templar were killed and/or captured on a Friday the 13th.

[@seansollars70]

I've always wondered how so many could see lies but not recognize that choosing to believe a lie rather that the truth has a permanent end.

[@oppressivestraightwhitemal6161]

Grand Master Jacques Demolay was arrested on Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style). There you go, answered the actually reason for everyone.

[@andrewoliver7095]

Geoffrey Chaucer wrote about Friday the 13th being unlucky.

[@doubledarefan]

How does this jive with the phrase "Thanks Goodness It's Friday!"?

[@DarkLight748]

13 is also the first double digit prime number without a repeating number, 17 is the second.

[@timothyheimbach3260]

Egyptian mythology with the 13th stage being after death could still give a negative to the number since it is after you die, even though it is a joyous stage

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

Why would you bring up a reese's peanut butter cup? Those are already horrifying enough. But that thirteen club sounds like the most awesome thing ever. Is it still a thing? Can I sign up?

[@sameyers2670]

I didn't know there was a Norse version of the last supper

[@MoYvStarkey]

Do you have one on weird stuff happening on full moons?

[@andredaoust6034]

Hey Simon, on the same note, why are black cats, walking under ladders and stepping on cracks and spilling salt considered bad luck? Or any other superstitious things as well.

[@steverino6954]

Andre Daoust ...why is anything considered good or bad luck? Why is luck considered a thing?

[@andredaoust6034]

Steverino cause people want to hope they can miraculously get something unacheaveable

[@calichef1962]

My son's father (and less importantly, my ex-husband) died on Friday, May 13th, 2016. He died a good death, in that he went out instantly in a head-on collision with a Dodge Charger on his Harley. He would have hated a slow, lingering death like cancer. I didn't hold the superstition until that day, but I can't shake it now even though I know it's not logical.

[@kc8189]

why do people scream? when i face danger i analyse the situation and if its really bad then the most i do is cuss slightly while running

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Thirteen is good luck for a baker or other cuisine - presenting chef to make sure that if a dozen is asked for, a dozen will surely be presented, the thirteenth being insurance against the loss of such a food item.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Said chef would keep their head.

[@MasterArchfiend]

My uncle was very superstitious and would never go to work on Friday 13th. Considering he had a very dangerous job working for the railroad, I can't blame him for being cautious.

[@michaelwinter742]

Do the topic: "Why are half the nails made with extra-wide points and very narrow heads?"

[@PAWTeamUnited]

and the song "Friday" by rebecca

[@bxdanny]

Twelve is lucky because it can be divided in so many ways. If you have 12 people, they can be arranged into groups of 2, 3, 4, or 6, which makes for a wide choice of seating arrangements if you have 12 people at a table. If a 13th person arrives, there is now no way to arrange them in even groups, 13 being a prime number. So having a 13th person is unlucky simply for that reason.

[@kingjames4886]

so... we have a 24 hour solar clock but the 13 month lunar calendar is wrong? O.o and how does a VPN prevent identity theft?