> > >A person of great stature was given a multi-shot salute, but always an odd number because sailors thought even numbers brought bad luck.
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> > Hmm...so why is thirteen, an odd number, considered an unlucky number?
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> The explanation I heard for that superstition is that there were 13 people at the Last Supper.

The thought I've heard is that 12 is the number of governmental perfection, thus 13 is in danger of being *too* much.

Nyperold
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