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Friday the 13th. Some Quick Facts

FRIDAY-THE-13TH

I posted this on my Facebook wall last January 13, 2012.  It was also Friday the 13th then.  I thought about checking a bit about Friday the 13th because we were laughing about one relative who has a scheduled flight on a Friday the 13th.  We were supposed to join him but we can’t find an available flight.  What we got is a flight on the following day, “Saturday the 14th”.  We ended up jesting and frightening the relative who’s flying on Friday the 13th.  It was hilarious.

So here’s sharing some facts about Friday the 13th 
  • The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia.
  • Jack the Ripper has 13 letters in his name and so do these serial killers :
    • Charles Manson – an American criminal known for the Manson Family Murders
    • Jeffrey Dahmer – American serial killer and sex offender
    • Theodore Bundy – an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper and necrophile
    • Albert De Salvo – known as the “Boston Strangler”
  • Many hospitals have no room 13, some tall buildings skip the 13th floor and some airline terminals omit Gate 13.
    Gregory Johnson bravely included a thirteenth floor in his designs for the Empire State Building in New York.  Three days after its completion, on a Friday, the weight of the building caused it to buckle and it crushed the thirteenth floor.  It has been structurally sound ever since.
  • The year 2012 is a leap year starting on a Sunday. There are three Friday 13ths for this year - January, April and July.
  • Any month that begins on a Sunday will contain a Friday the 13th, and there is at least one Friday the 13th in every calendar year
  • Thursday the 12th is just as rare as Friday the 13th.
So are you scared of Friday the 13th?  Why don’t you share your Friday the 13th experiences here?  It doesn’t need to be a bad and scary story.  Some really got lucky on this date Winking smile


* Photo from Google images

Comments

  1. That's good to know..people in US are not scared since good deal or Sale is going on in department store or online store where you can buy 4.13 bucks...hehehe....I will add you in my blog link hope you don't mind..

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  2. ha ha yeah! it's as good as black friday sale :)
    i don't mind at all, my pleasure. already linked you back :)

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  3. Woaah! interesting info thanks for sharing sis, i agree to @mhie in US people think Friday not a bad luck instead a day when they can spend money for shopping he he...

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    1. You're welcome sis! pampasaya lang in the day that people goes gaga :)
      I maybe one of the US people lol. I don't believe in such. I try to make my everyday a LUCKY day :)

      Kamusta naman shopping mo today? ha ha

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  4. negative thoughts attract negative vibes kaya kapag Friday the 13th, di ko iniisip ang date at di ako nag-iisip ng mga pangit na bagay na associated with FTT, isa lang din syang ordinaryong araw para sa 'kin. :)

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    1. ang taray! LOL
      basta everyday swerte tayo di ba? :)))

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    2. Ay, mataray ba? Hahaha, di ako nagtataray, di ko lang talaga iniisip FTT kaya isa syang ordinaryong araw para sa 'kin. :) Lahat ng araw swerte kaya swerte din tayo. :D

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    3. ha ha joke lang! korek ka dyan laging swerte!

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  5. yikes! i fell a victim of this whole thing, i missed my flight that day! lol didn't know it was friday the 13th til i read your blog. glad i was still able to come home and catch my cousin's wedding the next day :D

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    1. ha ha ha forgive my laughing about your misfortune jigz! I should have pitied you missing your flight. but I was imagining you with your backpack with mouth agape seeing the plane leaving the tarmac that should be carrying you back home. LOL! I'm so imaginative ha ha ha

      you must've taken so much Coron photos that you forgot about the time ha ha ha. sorry if I find it really funny :P. thanks for making me laugh. at least you got lucky on "Saturday the 14th". LOL

      better be careful with flight scheds on your next adventure hop. THANKS for passing by and reading :)

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  6. yep a real trivia it is :)

    I've added you since the time we talked here http://balutmanila.blogspot.com/2012/04/my-first-firmoo-sunglasses.html

    You said to put "Fashionmoto" as the link title, so I did. Anyway, I changed it to "Fashion + Moto" as you said today.

    The link is located at the lower right corner of the "Home" page, under "Featured Blogs"

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  7. Agree with TPW negative thoughts about friday the 13th attracts negative vibes, at dito tipong ordinaryong araw lang yan, dito sa Norge merong 13th floor, room #13, size 13 at kung anik anik pa hehe

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