Believe that the number 13 is somehow cursed or unlucky, probably goes back a thousand years.

And the reasons why are actually somewhat less superstitious and spurious than you might

suppose.

It has a fascinating history, but even more interesting is the modern fact that in a

few surprising ways, fear of the number 13 actually saves quite a few lives.

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The Private History of a Curse

This is not going to be an episode where we state the obvious.

Nobody listening to Skeptoid thinks it's unlucky to see a black cat or a walk under a

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