The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute, based in Asheville, says 17 to 21 million people are affected by the fear of this day. In addition, the institute says, the U.S. Navy will not launch new ships on Friday the 13th.
That might date back to 1796, when the British navy launched the HMS Friday on a Friday the 13th. The ship was lost on its maiden voyage and never heard from again.
I'd never heard that before. I'll file that under Learn Something New Every Day.
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