Mark Twain was allegedly once invited to be the 13th guest at a dinner party. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro,” she told MTV in 2009. Taylor Swift thinks of 13 as her lucky number and has some connections with Friday the 13th: “I was born on the 13th. Tupac Shakur died on Friday, September 13, 1996. Whether you think it’s unlucky or not, cross your fingers and check out these 13 fun facts about Friday the 13th and our collective aversion to the number 13.Ĭelebrities born on Friday the 13th include Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Steve Buscemi, Max Weinberg and Peter Tork. Followers of numerology have long testified to the unsettling power of the numeral. Some Christians believe Friday is unlucky because it’s the day Jesus was crucified, and 13 signifies the number of guests at the Last Supper, with the infamous Judas being the 13th person seated at the table. The answer is unclear but our aversion may have religious origins. Lisbett Lindstad/CNN iReportĪ glowing (but mini) harvest moon will light up Friday the 13th Lisbett Lindstad took this photo of the harvest moon early Saturday morning in Vikersund, Norway.
