Thursday, July 13, 2006

Thursday Thirteen #9

Graphic courtest of Kelly, Diary of the Nello
Thirteen Things about the Number 13!
In honor of it being July 13th, 2006
1...Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13. I had no idea there was even such a thing!
2...The number of loaves in a Baker's Dozen.
3...The number of cards in a single suit of a standard deck of playing cards.
4...The number of original colonies that the United States was founded from.
5...The number of stripes on the United States flag - six white ones, seven red ones.
6...The Great Seal of the United States has 13 stars above the eagle, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 olives on the olive branch, 13 arrows held by the eagle and 13 bars on the shield...and that's just the beginning.
7...The number in the title of some great movies, such as Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon; 13 going on 30 starting Jennifer Garner; and let's not forget, Friday the 13th!!!
8...The number of people sitting at the Last Supper - Jesus and 12 apostles.
9...NBA star Wilt Chamberlain wore the number and he considered it very lucky for him and very unlucky for his opponents.
10...NFL star, and my mom's favorite football player, Dan Marino also wore the number and passed for more yards than any other quarterback in NFL history.
11...Due to the fear of the number, most buildings do not have a 13th floor.
12...The number is the atomic number of Aluminium.
13...This number was always my dad's softball jersey number and not coincidentally, it's his birthday TODAY! Happy Birthday Daddy!!
Most stats were provided from Wikipedia.
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34 comments:

Carmen said...

i've never been really concerned by the number 13, but some people are really freaked by it.

Anonymous said...

I think 13 is a luck number too.

Anonymous said...

We sat on row 13 on the airplane trip from the States to Romania.

Good idea for a list!

Nature Girl said...

Great idea for the theme! I have always thought of 13 as my lucky number. Funny there's a name for the fear of it. Great TT, I played too. Stacie

Anonymous said...

I never would have thought of that many things about #13! Hubby says it's his lucky number, born & born again on a 13th!

Wendy aka Cheeky said...

These are cool - its amazing that I already knew the majority of these.....

I played too

Lisa said...

You are so sweet to leave such a nice comment on my 13! (My cousin is actually one of the lab rats who handles all manner of bodily fluids and it doesn't seem to bother her!)

I learn so much by going around reading everyone's TTs! 13 is a cool number, I think.

Have a good thursday and thanks for stopping by!

Trish Ess said...

13 has always been a lucky number for me.

Great list! I actually learned a couple of things. :)

Happy TT! Mine are up.

Anonymous said...

Funny how the number 13 is considered unlucky! Happy birthday to your Dad!!!

GreekGoddess said...

#1 Treis= 3 in Greek kai = and in Greek and phovia=fear ..again in
Greek. Just and FYI as to where the word comes from :)

Very interesting list and happy birthday to your dad :)

Mama Duck said...

How interesting!

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday to your Dad!! That's a beautiful picture of The Great Seal of the U.S.! Hope you are having a good day. :)

Knitting Maniac said...

I have never had a problem with it, either.

Loved your list!

Pixie said...

What a neat idea for your TT. Happy birthday to your Dad! I hope he has a fabulous day!

Thanks for stopping by my list. :-)

Maribeth said...

good think I am not afraid of the number 13. I cannot tell you the number of times the number 13 has crossed my path.

Anonymous said...

I use 13 as a sacred number. Jeez, I did not even realize it was the 13th today....

armywife said...

very interesting. i'd never thought about most of those before.

i've also posted at
http://blog.myspace.com/christengarland

Just Nancy said...

Happy birthday to your father! My grandmother was very superstitious and one time wouldn't sit at the dinner table with the family because there would have been 13 people at the table. My dad and uncle were quite angry at her for being so silly.

Thanks for visiting my TT!

One Scrappy Gal said...

I grew up in a building that had a 13th floor. In fact, I lived ON the 13th floor. And it's always been a very lucky number for me too. :)

Happy TT!!

Lynn said...

Great list idea for the 13th;-) My TT is up.

Anonymous said...

Cool list! The deal about the 13th floor is so funny to me. We feel better about getting off on the 14th floor, all the while knowing it is really...the 13th!

Anonymous said...

What a great T13 topic for the 13th day of the month! Happy T13!

Pink Chihuahua Princess said...

I knew that several buildings didn't have a floor 13. I've always loved the term "Baker's dozen." I think I like it because it was an amazing concept to me when I was a little girl. I know, easily amused. hehe

Thanks for visiting my TT. Happy Thursday!

YellowRose said...

13 never bothered me...it was my softball number!

Happy Thursday!

Anonymous said...

I did a term paper once on triskaidekaphobia once, and the historical roots of all things thirteen. I loved that paper, I learned a lot! :)

Great post, loved reading all of those!

Have a great day, mine is up also...

Crayonsetc said...

13 is a great number. My grandfather was born on Friday the 13th, and my grandmother was the 13th child!!

Happy TT!!

Kelly said...

I LOVE these informative lists!
I always feel smarter for having read them!

Happy Thursday!

FRIDAY'S CHILD said...

Lots of 13 to know about.
Thanks for coming.

Unknown said...

nice informative TT!

Susan said...

Good list...I have never really looked at the number 13 that much.

My TT is up here. Hope you'll drop by!!

Red Queen said...

I hadnt even noticed that it was the 13th. Interesting post. Im up too

Lindsey said...

Thanks for all the cool info! Didn't know much about the number 13! Happy TT!

Tammy said...

I'm stopping in for the first time...
Enjoyed reading a bit about you and had to say...I was also raised an only child and married a man who was one of 12! Though I had prayed to marry someone from a big family, I didn't expect so many...sometimes the Lord has a sense of humor!

Please stop by my blog anytime...I'm new to the blogging world and it's been fun getting to know some many great Christian women.

Blessings,
~Tammy

Anonymous said...

Those are some really interesting facts about 13. Thanks for sharing them!