Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?
13 May 2005 The background on why superstition holds that Friday the 13th is an especially unlucky day.
Luck
Good fortune, a big break, hidden treasure, easy money — we create a great many tales expressing our optimistic fantasies that these things may come our way at any moment. Although sometimes they do, we also have to be wary that Lady Luck is a capricious spirit, and stunning reversals of fortune are just as possible.
Long-Lost Wedding Ring Found Around Carrot
25 November 2016 Lena Paahlsson says the ring had been gone for sixteen years before she found it in her garden.
Fowl Play
27 November 2010 Long-standing "unwinnable bet" legend holds that it's impossible to eat a quail a day for 30 days.
A Tip for Education
21 April 2016 Did an 18-year-old waitress in Texas receive a $1,000 tip to help fund her education?
Church Explosion Spares Choir
31 December 1998 When a Nebraska church exploded in 1950, no one was injured because every single member of the choir was coincidentally late in arriving for practice that evening.
Elvis’ Motorcycle Sells for Millions
8 January 2015 Rumor: An old bike found junked in a barn turned out to be Elvis Presley's lost Harley.
Voided Ticket Lottery Win
31 July 2014 A lottery ticket that would have won $30 million was voided because the buyer didn't want it.
Royally Screwed
1 July 2014 Video poker player dealt a royal flush loses his jackpot because he failed to hold all the cards.
Chain Letters
13 June 2014 A discussion of the history and various types of chain letters.
Fourever Fortune
23 May 2013 A wealthy woman left her entire estate to a man she had met only once.
Are Green Cars Unlucky?
25 January 2013 Is green an unlucky color for automobiles?
Money in Gideon Bible
15 October 2012 Ever find money in a Gideon Bible?
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