Whether you're just a little more cautious today because of various Friday the 13th superstitions, historically, the day hasn't always turned out to be, well, normal.
Here's our wrapup of the top five worst Friday the 13ths.
In 1939, the Black Friday brush fires began in Australia. The fires ended January 20. They left 71 people dead, 1,000 people injured and 3,000 homeless.
In October 1972, the Andes flight disaster left 16 survivors after two months.
In January 1989, the Friday the 13th virus struck hundreds of IBM computers in Britain.
In 1996, Tupac Shakur died September 13 of gunshot wounds sustained a week earlier.
And in January, the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground on the island of Giglio, Italy, killing at least 30.
Today, as part of our coverage, CNN Radio's new Soundwaves blog is also featuring a podcast about tempting fate on this date, as well as a little history of how the superstition came to be. It also questions the kind of experiences people have had on this rare day.
The Belief Blog also has a breakdown, written by Connecticut College professor Stuart Vyse, exploring why exactly we fear Friday the 13th and how superstitions manifest themselves.
It's also National French Fry Day, so do with that what you will.
Let us know how your Friday the 13th goes, and what superstitions you have in the comments below.
Oh, come on now, do you mean to tell me Jason Voorhees did not make the top 5 list? For shame, for shame...LMAO...
wow that is bad luck...your boyfriend took your money and car and went out with the delivery guy...
c'mon you guys no such thing as friday the thirteen...
What does a Redneck woman say after s@x on Friday the 13th? Get off me Dad, you're crushing my smokes!
Really fake banasy?? Maybe if you werent a fraud he wouldnt have run off with your purse.
Friday the 13th has absolutely no impact on what I do differently than any other day...
Friday the 13th has had an impact on me – in fact – it is my birthday!!!!!!!!!!
@ bobcat, EWWWW!
bobcat, agree with chrissy, just ewwwww.
Sorry, ladies, that wasn't bc.
No hat.
@ banasy©
Thank you for knowing that wasn't me. I just got back on here and saw that. I haven't used that handle in eons.
I can't believe two of my favorite ladies ewwwed me for that.
Just another example of the leftist lib Obama and his team trying to brainwash Friday the 13th...
Romney/Palin 2012
Your logic is flawed - you need to seriously get help –
thats horible but I had to walk to my friends one day before our band concert i got there and right in front of his house there was a ladder... infront his front door. i had to go under it. i got my music and went to the concert. as soon as we started playing our clarinet wasnt playing. it was a horrible concert ...
R.I.P. Tupac! lol
Don't forget Apollo 13. Launched at 13:13 hours, due at the moon on april 13th Now that's just asking for it!
D Rock....really? How deluded has FOX news made you to think Obama has anything to do with Friday 13th? Craziness with a capital C and Z.
What about when Jason Vorhees killed his mom or something at Crystal lake on Friday the 13th? I think thats more scarier than the Concordia.
Mom Betsy Palmer? She was the original killa.