OLBG reports that American gamblers are superstitious, often relying on lucky charms, rituals, and specific numbers to ...

From stepping over cracks to not washing our jerseys when our teams win, we’re all just a teensy bit superstitious at the end of the day. But how superstitious is the general populace of the United ...

Being born on Halloween doesn’t mean your child is spooky—it just makes their birthday extra memorable. Babies born on ...

Step on a crack, break your mother’s back. Don’t walk under a ladder. Terrible things happen on Friday the 13th (besides low-budget slasher films). Where do superstitions come from and why do people ...

People throughout history have turned to superstitions to make sense of a confusing world. Before science could explain ...

Ever caught yourself knocking on wood after saying how well you’ve been doing in life for a while? Or felt uneasy after you crossed paths with a black cat (this irrationality doesn’t apply to cat ...

Growing up in Greece, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ home in a small coastal village in the region of Chalkidiki. It was warm and sunny, and I passed most of my time playing in the streets ...

Happy holidays — the last Friday the 13th is upon us. Some people consider the day an extremely unlucky day, which can land as often as three times a year on the calendar. Why is it so unlucky? Some ...

Today is Friday the 13th, an occurrence that happens only a couple of times a year. The day has come to be associated with superstition, luck and magic, though it has some surprising origins.