- Friday the 13th has been a superstitious date for a very long time, but no one knows exactly why.
- Whether you believe in the bad luck this day brings, there are multiple examples of terrible or tragic events happening on these Fridays throughout history.
- The next Friday the 13th is in April, so beware.
Friday the 13th is so famously unlucky that there's even a phobia dedicated to it: friggatriskaidekaphobia.
Even if you personally don't put stock in this fear, there are a lot of people who do. According to CNBC, the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute estimated that between $700 to $800 million dollars are lost every Friday the 13th because people are afraid to shop, travel, and conduct business.
Still think it's just a superstition? These events might be enough to convince even the most determined non-believer.
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Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII.
According to the New York Daily News, the German forces during WWII bombed Buckingham Palace on September 13, 1940. The bombs hit both the palace and its chapel.
Even scarier, the King and Queen were both at the residence at the time of the attack. Even though the event was traumatic, Queen Elizabeth merely stated she was "glad we have been bombed. Now I can look the East End in the face."
Tupac Shakur passed away.
The murder of Tupac Shakur is one of the most famous unsolved cases in recent history. Some say he was taken out by his friend Suge Knight, others are convinced it was Christopher Wallace (a.k.a the Notorious B.I.G.), while others still think the FBI conspired to kill Shakur in order to end the violent East Coast vs West Coast feud.
The details we do know: Shakur was shot four times on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas. He succumbed to his injuries six days later on Friday, September 13.
A British 13-year-old was struck by lightning on Friday the 13th, at 13:13.
While getting struck by lightning is definitely horrible, this incident ended up being a miracle. According to the Daily Mail, the unnamed teenager was struck by lightning while at an air show in England and was treated only for burns on his shoulder. The hospital stated he was expected to make a full recovery.
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