I am not superstitious much – but I do have to bring to attention that today is Friday the 13th – and although the day and date has not much meaning to me, it does to some folks. So I decided to find out what the hype is all about. Check out what I discovered:

According to the Brits, the Mirror reports:

National Geographic explains the history behind the superstition:

The Irish have their take on the matter:

And then there is a list of 13 blizzare historical events according to ABC7 News