Bad Luck Bank Educational Game
Play the Bad Luck Bank educational game. Challenge yourself with this interactive learning activity designed to teach important concepts.
The ingredients of a superstition
When Friday met thirteen
Global rivals of the unlucky day
The mind behind the magic
diego Greek linguistic roots and the Norse goddess Frigg form the scientific terms paraskevidekatriaphobia and friggatriskaidekaphobia for Friday the thirteenth fear.
The alternative term "friggatriskaidekaphobia" gets its first part from which Norse goddess?
diego Confirmation bias keeps superstitions alive by making us remember only the bad days.
What is the term for the human brain's tendency to find patterns in random, unrelated events?
Which cognitive bias makes us remember bad events on Friday the 13th while forgetting the good ones?
Real-world luck: A study published in the British Medical Journal found that traffic accidents did not increase on Friday the 13th, proving the danger is purely psychological.
diego Sort lucky and unlucky deposits to discover why Friday the thirteenth is feared.
Approximately how much money does the global economy lose on a single Friday the 13th?
Which industry experiences a notable drop in bookings on Friday the 13th due to superstition?
diego Skipping the Thirteenth Floor
We're skipping the thirteenth floor! (Skip it now!) Yeah, twelve to fourteen we soar! (Oh yeah!)
What percentage of high-rise buildings in the United States are estimated to skip the 13th floor?