It's Friday the 13th! Find out why this is considered an unlucky day. 🐈⬛
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🗓️ 13 October 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Superstitions have been around a long time. But why did Friday the 13th become such a day to fear? |
| 0:08.3 | Our correspondent Ryan Ners bravely joins us to break it down. So, I have bad news and I have good news. |
| 0:17.6 | The bad news is we're about to experience the single most dreaded day of the year. |
| 0:23.9 | A day that so many people fear, it actually results in $800 million in financial losses annually. |
| 0:35.0 | You serious? |
| 0:36.3 | That's happening. |
| 0:37.4 | But hey, here's the good news. |
| 0:39.2 | I'm going to teach you a new word. |
| 0:41.0 | Parascave decafobia. |
| 0:42.8 | What? |
| 0:43.9 | Okay. |
| 0:44.5 | Say it with me now. |
| 0:45.5 | A little faster this time. |
| 0:47.1 | Parascavada decafobia. |
| 0:48.9 | Uh, help. |
| 0:50.1 | That's right. |
| 0:51.0 | You've got it. |
| 0:51.7 | And though I'm sure you already know what parascava Decatriophobia means, just in case, it is the fear of Friday the 13th. |
| 1:05.6 | That's right. Like walking under a ladder or seeing a black cat, Friday the 13th is infamous for bringing bad luck. |
| 1:13.8 | And because I myself am a Trisgadecafile, meaning a lover of the number 13, it is with great honor that I present to you the history of Friday the 13th. |
| 1:29.3 | The legendary fear of this day goes back centuries. |
| 1:34.3 | Historians have noted that the code of Hamarabi, written around 1754 BC, omitted the 13th |
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