18 terrible things that happened on Friday the 13th

The Costa Concordia sank on Friday the 13th.

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This Friday, September 13, is a Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th has been a superstitious date for a very long time, but no one knows exactly why.
There are multiple examples of terrible or tragic events happening on these Fridays in history.

Friday the 13th is so famously unlucky that there’s even a phobia dedicated to it: friggatriskaidekaphobia.

Even if you personally don’t put stock in this fear, there are a lot of people who do. The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute even estimated in 2013 that between $800 and $900 million are lost in business every Friday the 13th because people are afraid to shop, travel, and conduct business.

Still think it’s just a superstition? These events might be enough to convince even the most determined non-believer.

Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII.

The event occurred during the London Blitz in World War II.

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German forces during WWII bombed Buckingham Palace on September 13, 1940. The bombs hit both the palace and its chapel.

Even scarier, the king and queen were at the residence at the time of the attack. Even though the event was traumatic, Queen Elizabeth — then a princess — merely stated she was “glad we have been bombed. Now I can look the East End in the face,”

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source:https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-things-friday-the-13th-2017-12