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Friday The 13th

By Eyebee, on June 13th, 2008

Dutch statisticians have found that when Friday falls on the 13th of a month, it is actually a little safer than a regular Friday.

Perhaps this is because many people treat the day with suspicion and tread more carefully.

Insurance companies have fewer claims on Friday the 13th than on other Fridays too.

The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef’s claim was approved.