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Triskedekaphobia

Embrace Friday the 13th with skepticism! Discover why superstitions are dumb and explore triskaidekaphobia with Bob Carroll's insights.

ByPhil Plait
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Heh. Today is Friday the 13th, and I didn't even notice. Oh yeah, that's because superstitions are dumb. Forgot there for a sec.

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Update: Oh, duh: I should have linked to Bob Carroll's Skeptic Dictionary. He spells it triskaidekaphobia though.

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