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The number 9. Fear of the number 9 is known as enneaphobia, in Japanese culture; this is because it sounds like the Japanese word for "suffering". [4] [5] The number 13. Fear of the number 13 is known as triskaidekaphobia. The number 17. Fear of the number 17 is known as heptadecaphobia and is prominent in Italian culture. [6] The number 39.
Certain numbers hold significance for particular cultures and communities. It is common for buildings to omit certain floors on their elevator panels and there are specific terms for people with severe aversions to specific numbers. [59] Triskaidekaphobia, for example, is the fear of the number 13. [60]
The new scheme had first number stand for the U.S. fiscal year, the next number was a launch site (1 or 2), and the next was the number of the mission numbered with a letter for that period. [ 24 ] In the case of the actual 13th flight, the crew was apparently not superstitious and made a humorous mission patch that had a black cat on it. [ 24 ]
Sounds like the Chinese word for "fortune". See Numbers in Chinese culture#Eight. Used to mean the sacred and infinite in Japanese. A prime example is using the number 8 to refer to Countless/Infinite Gods (八百万の神, Yaoyorozu no Kami) (lit. Eight Million Gods). See 8#As a lucky number. Aitvaras: Lithuania [5] Acorns: Norse [6] Albatross
The birthday-number effect is the subconscious tendency of people to prefer the numbers in the date of their birthday over other numbers. First reported in 1997 by Japanese psychologists Shinobu Kitayama and Mayumi Karasawa, the birthday-number effect has been replicated in various countries.
A study by gambling website CSGOluck shows the luckiest and unluckiest numbers in Powerball. Are you playing any of these?
CSGO says players should avoid the notoriously unlucky number 13, which has been drawn only 51 times in 8 years. The bottom 10, unluckiest numbers with the fewest frequency are: 13. 49. 34. 29. 26 ...
Friday the 13th combines two taboos that come from the bible, according to Dr. Phil Stevens, a retired anthropology professor from the University at Buffalo and the author of a book titled ...