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Weird Wide Web - Lucky Friday the 13th─── 15:25 Fri, 13 Aug 2021
Thirteen positive things that have happened on Friday the 13ths.
- One super cool scientific discovery was made public on Friday, November 13, 2009. On this date, NASA scientists shared that water was discovered on the moon.
- The accordion was patented on January 13, 1854, which was a Friday, according to Time.com.
- When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed an order stating that the government couldn’t discriminate based on gender when it came to employment, it was Friday, October 13, 1967.
- Tinsel town's iconic Hollywood sign was actually dedicated on July 13, 1923, which was, as you may have guessed by now, a Friday.
- The South Pole doesn’t see a lot of action in terms of people, but Prince Harry, accompanied by members of the Walking with the Wounded charity, reached this frigid point on December 13, 2013.
- It hasn’t happened yet, but CNN reports that on Friday, April 13, 2029, folks in Africa, Europe, and Asia will be able to witness an enormous asteroid flying past Earth without the use of a telescope.
- On one Friday the 13th in 1939 (it was October of that year, to be exact), a fierce leader proved the day to be full of good fortune. On this date, Evelyn Pinckert Kilgore became the first licensed female flight instructor. Kilgore, who lived in San Bernardino, California, was licensed under the Civil Air Authority.
- If your musical preferences lean toward the head-banging variety, then you might already know that a Friday the 13th in 1970 was very fortuitous indeed. It was the day that Black Sabbath released its self-titled debut album—a day specifically chosen by the label, according to Rolling Stone, “to capitalize on the band’s creepy mystique.”
- Those who want to debunk the bad luck surrounding not only Friday the 13th but also the number 13 look to create their own fun and lots of luck with the Thirteen Club. The club dates back to the late 1800s, according to The Paris Review, when its members joined forces to host dinner parties that fell on Friday the 13th. There were 13 courses to the meal and 13 candles lit for the first plate served. Members even upped the ante by engaging in other “unlucky” acts, like walking underneath a ladder. The very first of these soirees even took place in Room 13 of New York’s Knickerbocker Cottage.
- The first iteration of the game starring brothers Mario and Luigi was released on September 13, 1985. Developed by Nintendo, gamers were stoked to have a version of the arcade game they could play at home.
- It was a Friday the 13th in 1935 when the Hughes H-1 Racer, the first aircraft model built by Hughes Aircraft, hit an unprecedented level of velocity.
- American explorer Roy Chapman Andrews had a fantastic Friday the 13th back in 1923, when he made a truly amazing discovery. While on a dig in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, Andrews found what is said to be the first scientifically recognized dinosaur-egg fossils
- Annually since 1995, Finland has held a National Accident Day on one Friday the 13th each year. On this designated day, the government puts a focus on road and workplace safety to increase overall public awareness about keeping individuals and those around them safe.
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