◄ 10 Fun Facts 'Bout Friday The 13th ►
- 13 is said to get a bad rap because it follows the number 12. 12 is considered the number of completeness: 12 months in a year, 12 hours on a clock, 12 zodiacs, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 Apostles of Jesus etc.
-The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia (pronounced pair- uh – SKEV – vee – day – CAT – tree – uh – FOE – bee – uh). That’s a mouth full!
-Every year has at least one and at most three Friday the 13ths. The triple-threat occurs only once every 11 years.
-2012 is a triple-threat year and will have 3 Friday the 13ths. The others occur in April and July.
-According to Smithsonian Magazine “fear of the #13 costs American a billion dollars per year in absenteeism, train and plane cancellations, and reduced commerce on the 13th of the month.”
-Many hospitals do not have a room 13. Some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.
-About 20 million Americans alter they daily routine out of fear of Friday the 13th.
-Four of the twelve Friday the 13th movies were released on a Friday the 13th.
-Fidel Castro was born on Friday, August 13, 1956.
-Tupac Shakur was killed on Friday the 13th.
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