Neal Augenstein & Nathan Hager, wtop.com
WASHINGTON – Step on a crack, and you’ll break your mother’s back.
Don’t cross the path of a black cat.
Don’t look into a broken mirror.
And never, if you can help it, walk underneath a ladder.
Since time immemorial, people have convinced themselves that all sorts of otherwise harmless activities could bring them bad luck.
On this Friday the 13th, a lot of those people are taking to Twitter and sharing some of their favorite silly superstitions with the hashtag — wait for it — #sillysuperstitions!
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