Why Do Fishing Superstitions Prohibit Bananas and Suitcases?
BrainStuff
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🗓️ 17 January 2022
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Most people identify as being at least a little superstitious, mariners included. Learn why bananas and suitcases, of all things, are often turned away from fishing boats in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/fishing-superstition.htm
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