{
  "id": 19777582,
  "title": "The sinister power of Friday 13th: how this maligned date affects our lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/the-sinister-power-of-friday-13th-how-this-maligned-date-affects-our",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T05:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/the-sinister-power-of-friday-13th-how-this-maligned-date-affects-our-lives"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Property sales that complete on this day have a lower median price. Air fares are cheaper. Weddings are non-existent. And motor collisions increase. How did it become so mired in superstition? “I have only worked one Friday 13th wedding in my 14 years in business,” says Caroline Smyth, a photographer and celebrant based in Larne, Northern Ireland. “I definitely think it is down to the fact that…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}