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The background on why superstition holds that Friday the 13th is an especially unlucky day.

Lena Paahlsson said the ring had been gone for sixteen years before she found it in her garden.

Long-standing "unwinnable bet" legend holds that it's impossible to eat a quail a day for 30 days.

Did an 18-year-old waitress in Texas receive a $1,000 tip to help fund her education?

Rumor: An old bike found junked in a barn turned out to be Elvis Presley's lost Harley.

A lottery ticket that would have won $30 million was voided because the buyer didn't want it.

A lucky bargain hunter get more than he bargained for when he purchased a old painting.

Video poker player dealt a royal flush loses his jackpot because he failed to hold all the cards.

A discussion of the history and various types of chain letters.

To those of a superstitious bent, green cars seem far more prone than those of other hue to develop mysterious ailments and proclivities.

Ever find money in a Gideon Bible?

Inadequately safeguarded winning lottery ticket is lost.

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