friday the 13th cacophony

some things to consider...

• due to the estimated 17 to 21 million people affected by fear of friday the 13th, $800 to $900 million is lost in business each time it occurs;
• a BMJ study showed there was a significant increase in traffic-related accidents on friday the 13th... BUT a dutch study published this week showed that "fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays." unfortunately, the average values of losses was higher;
• the ontario beach town of port dover is overrun with motorcycle enthusiasts every friday the 13th... i hear you are hard pressed to get into the town on anything but 2 wheels during the event;
• UNIX time will reach 1,234,567,890 decimal seconds on friday feburary 13, 2009 at 23:31:30 GMT;
• born on friday the 13th: margaret thatcher, fidel castro, mary-kate and ashley olsen
• died on friday the 13th: tupac shakur

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