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The Fear of Thirteen: America's Most Unlucky Number

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In many American buildings, you won't find a thirteenth floor button in the elevator. The numbers jump from twelve straight to fourteen. This strange practice reveals how deeply the fear of number thirteen affects daily life in the United States, where millions of people organize their lives around avoiding this supposedly cursed number.