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  2. 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".

  3. Albatross (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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    Apparently over time anyone coming in contact with her has bad luck. She has gone from being named the Sweet Charlotte to The Albatross. In a flash-back scene of The Sopranos episode "Down Neck", Tony's father ("Johnny Boy") says of his wife, Livia, "You're like an albacore around my neck!"—an obvious malapropism.

  4. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Time flies; Time goes by slowly when your are living intensely; Time is a great healer; Time is money (Only) time will tell 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; To be worn out is to be renewed – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [11] To each his own; To err is human, to forgive divine

  5. Mark Cuban, J.K. Rowling, Oprah: 31 quotes about luck (and ...

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    All you have to do is learn from them and those around you. [A]ll that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are."

  6. Why is Friday the 13th unlucky? The cultural origins of an ...

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    When it comes to bad luck, there are few superstitions as pervasive in Western culture as that of Friday the 13th. Like crossing paths with a black cat and breaking a mirror, the notion of a day ...

  7. 6 signs you're about to pass out and why it happens - AOL

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    Signs you’re about to pass out: Passing out with absolutely no warning is uncommon, but when it happens, doctors worry about heart rhythm problems — a more serious cause of fainting, McGowan says.

  8. 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]

  9. Syncope (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Syncope ((syncope ⓘ), commonly known as fainting or passing out, is a loss of consciousness and muscle strength characterized by a fast onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery. [1] It is caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain , typically from low blood pressure . [ 1 ]