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  2. Caul - Wikipedia

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    In 1980 horror film The Shining, Danny Torrance is born with a caul, possibly causing his clairvoyant abilities. In Barbara Kingsolver's novel Demon Copperhead (2022), the protagonist is born with a caul, with the superstition that he could not die by drowning. In the FX series The Strain, Zach is born in a caul in S3 Episode 3 "First Born".

  3. Rare baby born completely in amniotic sac - AOL

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    A California baby, born prematurely at 26 weeks, is a true rarity. This is 10-week-old Silas Phillips. He was born via cesarean section, completely enclosed in his amniotic sac, something known as ...

  4. From itchy palms to not cutting a baby’s hair, here are 13 ...

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    As spooky season unofficially kicks off on Friday, October 13, theGrio revisits common superstitions in the Black diaspora. Black horror […] The post From itchy palms to not cutting a baby’s ...

  5. List of superstitions - Wikipedia

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    A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation" or "an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition."

  6. Tiyanak - Wikipedia

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    This caused it to be "born in the ground", thus gaining its current state. [3] A similar supernatural creature in Malay folklore is the Pontianak , which was a woman who died before giving birth. With the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in the 16th century, the tiyanak myth was integrated into Catholicism .

  7. What's the history behind Friday the 13th? 7 superstitions to ...

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  8. Usog - Wikipedia

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    One theory (Kristina Palacio) [6] [7] explains usog in terms of child distress that leads to greater susceptibility to illness and diseases. There are observations that a stranger (or a newcomer or even a visiting relative) especially someone with a strong personality (physically big, boisterous, has strong smell, domineering, etc.) may easily distress a child.

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

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    “I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks. My first No. 1 one song had a 13-second intro,” she told MTV in 2009. “Every time I’ve won an ...