1. If a 31-day-month has a Tuesday the 13th, the next month will have a Friday the 13th.
2. There have been three Friday the 13ths this year. Today is the third of three. Other dates this year include February 13 and March 13.
3. The fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia – derived from the name of Norse goddess, Frigga (which is where ‘Friday’ comes from), and triskaidekaphobia, which is the fear of the number 13.
Some people who have this disorder avoid flying on a plane, going to work, or even getting out of bed on Friday the 13th. The symptoms of this fear range from mild anxiety and a nagging sense of doom to full-blown panic attacks.
4. Fewer car accidents are reported because people are more cautious on Friday the 13th.
5. For some, 13 is an unlucky or superstitious number, but 13 is pop star Taylor Swift’s lucky number.
“I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first #1 song had a 13-second intro,” the singer told MTV in a 2009 interview.
