Ten Facts About Friday The 13th
by Aside from Friday the 13th being unlucky, how much do we really know about the day? Here are ten interesting facts about Friday the 13th.
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1. In England, public executions were held on Friday each week. There were 13 stairs leading up to the noose and platform.
2.Tupac Shakur, the famous rapper, is announced dead after being fatally shot in 1996.
3. Al Capone was sentenced to jail, where he would die, on Friday the 13th.
4. The economy looses billions of dollars in lost productivity on Friday the 13ths.
5. In Spanish cultures, it is Tuesday, the 13 that is considered unlucky.
6. In 1972, a plane crashed into the Andes mountains with a rugby team onboard. The tragedy was later made into the movie ‘ALIVE’.
7. Fidel Castro was born on Friday, 13th in 1926.
8. If you’re Italian, Friday the 13th is considered a lucky day.
9. The fear of Friday, 13th is known as friggatriskaidekapohiba
10. Motorcycle enthusiasts have gathered in Port Dover on Friday, the 13th since 1981.
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