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TriskaidekaphobiaThe number 13 is traditionally associated with bad luck. This superstition leads some people to fear oravoid anything involving this number, a condition known as triskaidekaphobia. Triskaidekaphobia leads tointeresting practices such as the numbering of floors as 1, 2, ..., 11, 12, 14, 15, ..., omittingthe number 13, in many high-rise hotels. See also 13, Baker's Dozen, Friday the Thirteenth
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