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  2. Sports Illustrated cover jinx - Wikipedia

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    Most athletes that seemed to suffer the jinx most typically suffered because of an injury to their body, or some other bad luck following their appearance. One prime candidate for this explanation is Eddie Mathews who suffered a broken hand while the team's nine game winning streak came to a close following the cover.

  3. Jinks - Wikipedia

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    Jinks may refer to: Jinks (rapper), a Danish rapper, also known as Ankerstjerne; Jinks (surname), for people with this name; Jinks, Kentucky; Jinks Island, an island in the Biscoe Islands; Jinx (game), a game when 2 people say the same word unintentional; Jinx, a type of curse placed on a person, or a person afflicted with a similar curse

  4. List of bad luck signs - Wikipedia

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    Breaking a mirror is said to bring seven years of bad luck [1]; A bird or flock of birds going from left to right () [citation needed]Certain numbers: The number 4.Fear of the number 4 is known as tetraphobia; in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages, the number sounds like the word for "death".

  5. Joe Btfsplk - Wikipedia

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    Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx, in this excerpt from the March 20, 1947 strip. Joe Btfsplk is a character in the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner by cartoonist Al Capp.The hapless Btfsplk means well, but he is "the world's worst jinx" [citation needed] and brings disastrous misfortune to everyone around him.

  6. If You See a Cardinal, Here's the True, Unexpected ... - AOL

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    "It can mean a huge shift coming in your life which can sometimes be viewed as an ending," she explains. But an ending isn't necessarily a bad thing. As Doolittle continues, "[If] one of those ...

  7. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A "Jonah" is a long-established expression among sailors, meaning a person (either a sailor or a passenger) who is bad luck, which is based on the Biblical prophet Jonah. Clergymen are considered bad luck, as they are all of Jonah's ilk. Redheads and women are also to be avoided as passengers. [2]

  8. Are Black Cats Really Bad Luck? We Claw Through the Myth - AOL

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    Black cats being bad luck is a myth that has persisted through the centuries. Find out the history and the truth to see if black cats are really evil or not.

  9. Unveiling the Deeper Spiritual Symbolism Behind Ladybugs

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    Ladybug meaning: what does the ladybug symbolize? Ladybugs hold symbolic significance in various traditions. Universally, they are often seen as good luck, prosperity, and protection.