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Being wary of Friday the 13th is much more than a quaint superstition observed by a few uneducated people in distant, unreachable towns and hamlets. In the United States alone, it is estimated that between 17 and 21 million people dread that date to the extent that it can be officially classified as a phobia.

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4MZ5 TIL that in his second book written in 1928 , Hitler ranked the U.S. as the MOST dangerous potential enemy. He saw majority of Americans as “Aryans” ruled by Jewish plutocracy; he saw UK as potential ally, Russians “incapable of intelligent thought” and France rapidly “Negroizing” itself
ANLQ7 TIL A Samurai named Seigo Yamazawa actually fought on the side of the Bulgarians during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78). Eventually Bulgaria was liberated from the Ottomans. He has a bust today in present day Burgas regions.
VjbG TIL “Lucifer” means “light-bringer” in Latin - even Jesus Christ was named Lucifer - not until later Christian tradition did the name lose its heritage and take on a more sinister connotation.
awkdN TIL Goodfellas and My Blue Heaven are about both about the same mobster - Henry Hill.
41RR TIL that there is a large tarantula that keeps small frogs that it uses as bodyguards to protect its eggs.