In 1916 the book was turned into a feature-length silent film. Thanks to an extensive ad campaign, the book sold well: nearly 28,000 copies within the first week. In 1907, eccentric Boston stockbroker Thomas Lawson published a book called Friday the Thirteenth, which told of an evil businessman’s attempt to crash the stock market on the unluckiest day of the month. The number’s association with Friday, however, didn’t take hold until the 20th century. Despite the club’s efforts, triskaidekaphobia (that’s fear of the number 13) flourished even today, most tall buildings don’t have a 13th Floor. Presidents: Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. The club lasted for many years and grew to more than 400 members, including five U.S. At the first meeting, the members (all 13 of them) walked under ladders to enter a room covered with spilled salt.
Thirteen is so unlucky, in fact, that in 1881 an organization called the Thirteen Club attempted to improve the number’s reputation.
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Some historians peg the superstition to the 13 people who attended the Last Supper (neither Jesus nor Judas came out of that one O.K.), but ancient Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi omits the number 13 in its list of laws, so the superstition dates back to at least 1700 BC. The number 13 has been unlucky for centuries. And for God’s sake, stay away from men in hockey masks. Today is Friday the 13th - the unluckiest day on the calendar - so try not to crash your car, fall down a flight of stairs, set yourself on fire or do anything else that might compromise your well-being.