Have You Ever Wondered Why

... 13 is an unlucky number?

Some attribute this superstition to the Last Supper at which there were thirteen: Christ and the twelve disciples. Though
this perception may have strengthened the superstition, the fear of thirteen actually predates the Last Supper. Its origin is
found in a part of the Norse mythology having to do with a banquet at Valhalla, at which Balder (the favourite of the
gods) was killed by Loki (the spirit of discord) bringing the number to thirteen.

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