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Myths that surround Friday the 13th

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It’s Friday the 13th and if you are the superstitious type, then you are aware of what this just means. Today is considered an unlucky day. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the medical term given to this condition if you are still fearful of this day.

Yes, it’s an actual word that was coined in the nineties by a doctor who claimed that if you were able to pronounce the word, then you’d get cured of this phobia.

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