Paraskevidekatriaphobia anyone?

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"Touch wood, cross your fingers, and pop that lucky rabbit’s foot in your pocket – and there will be an almost five-to-one chance that you will not then be troubled today with paraskevidekatriaphobia or fear of Friday the 13th."

~Tim Radford, The Guardian

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