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Just watching the Apollo 13 doc. on Channel 5 and did it not occour to someone in NASA that launching a no.13 mission at 13 minutes past the 13th hour was pushing your luck a bit???????

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do u believe in bad luck arround the no 13.did u know most newly built streets dont have a number 13 in the row?

I believe in bad luck.guess when i was born?

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In Cricket in England, the score of 111, and multiples of are considered unlucky and are called a Nelson (double, treble etc.), for obvious reasons.

In Australia, 87 is considered unlucky, 13 short of 100.

Buildings traditionally don't have a 13th floor*, and there's never been an F1 car assigned the number 13.

* Obviously they do, but it's not numbered as such. My favourite example of this is at the Sheraton-on-the-Falls at Niagara in Canada. When originally built there were twelve guest floors with a restaurant on the top, so they called the top floor the ""penthouse"" floor rather than the 13th. In the 80s the hotel was extended upwards, so that there are now 24 floors - and the 13th floor is *still* called the ""penthouse"" floor, despite it now being in the middle of the building!

Margaret Thatcher was born on Friday the 13th of October 1925, not necessarily unlucky for her because as we all know she was the first female british prime minister. But some might see it as unlucky for them.

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hey

did you no that :

most streets down here dont have a house number 13

a fear of friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobi - (a mouthfull i no ! lol )

those who have a fear of the number thirteen are triskaidekaphobia - ( a slightly smaller mouthfull !)

fewer people chose to drive their cars on Friday the 13th,

some peolpe belive that friday the 13th is bad for your health

The risk of hospital admission as a result of a transport accident may be increased by as much as 52 percent.

others says the number 13 symbolises death

there just a few facts for you all to enjoy !!!!!!

personally im not supersitious about friday the 13th : but for all of you out there who may be wondering when the next date is it's :

FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2009 (Which is my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!)

and FRIDAY 13th MARCH 2009

and its never beeen unlucky for me !!

luv tinx xxx

It's amazing what you can find out using Google.

Most hospitals don't have a ward 13 or bed 13 either..

The financial calendar is divided up into four quarters each with 13 weeks.

...perhaps it's time for a change!!

Twizzle

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