Friday 13th

[thesparky]

Three people were hit by lightning during a display of the Red Arrows at Lowestoft in Suffolk Photo: Julian Simmonds
At precisely 13:13, a boy aged 13 was seen by the St John Ambulance team at Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival in Suffolk after he was struck by lightning, a spokesman said.

The boy suffered a minor burn and was taken to James Paget Hospital, where he is expected to make a full recovery.

13-year-old struck by lightning on Friday 13th at 13.13 - Telegraph

[Cronus]

Very strange.

[nara]

Very strange.

Not really. It's called co-incidence. Makes for a good media story.

[ricampr]

was really unlucky.
and Friday 13 days of gambling.

[Canker_Canison]

At precisely 13:13, a boy aged 13 was seen by the St John Ambulance team at Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival in Suffolk after he was struck by lightning

I'd be very surprised to find out if half of this was true. I'd expect it to be more like.....

A 12year old boy was struck by lightening just a week short of his 13th birthday. The incident happened earlier this morning, a spokesman for St.Johns Ambulance confirmed the boy only suffered mild burns to his shoulder. Friday the 13th certainly wasn't all unlucky for this soon to be teenager.

then the editor got their mits on it & made it more spooky by changing the facts into fiction.

[ipejasinovic]

The Knights Templar were a monastic military order founded in Jerusalem in 1118 C.E., whose mission was to protect Christian pilgrims during the Crusades. Over the next two centuries, the Knights Templar became extraordinarily powerful and wealthy. Threatened by that power and eager to acquire their wealth, King Philip secretly ordered the mass arrest of all the Knights Templar in France on Friday, October 13, 1307 - Friday the 13th.

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[thesparky]

very educational thanks added