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13 Odd and Creepy Real Things That Happened on Friday the 13th

Is Friday the 13th more superstitious and scary than other days of the year? These bizarre events all took place on Friday the 13th throughout history.

By Andy Simmons, RD.com

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Knights TemplarPhoto: Shutterstock

On Friday, October 13, 1307…

The French rounded up thousands of Knights Templars and tortured them as heretics. Some wonder whether this was the beginning of the whole Friday the 13th mythology (if it is a myth…).

Here are 10 French phrases everyone in the world should know.

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