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This weekend I had a chance to look ahead in my calendar and noticed I have an event scheduled on Friday June 13. In my family, the number 13 is considered lucky so I’ve never been one to suffer from triskaidekaphobia. However, a little Web searching suggests that fear of Friday the 13th might be the most common superstition in the US, afflicting nearly 10% of the population. Luckily, it only occurs once in 2014. My favorite phobia is arachibutyrophobia – the fear of peanut butter sticking....