Studio Brief 2: 20 Things

20 Facts

1.Apparently Abraham Lincoln carried 4 leaf clover on him everywhere, except he forgot it the night he was shot.
2.In Japan there are beliefs of the 7 lucky gods: Hotei, Jurojin, Fukurokujo, Bishamonten, Benzaiten, Daikokuten and Ebisu.
3. Many people get friday the 13th tattoos to ward off bad luck.
4.Friggatriskaidekaphobia is when someone is afraid of Friday the 13th. It’s also called paraskavedekatriaphobia. 
5. It is considered unlucky if you rub the belly of the original buddha statue (Siddhartha Gautama)
6. In Chezch, when someone says the phrase "knock on wood" they knock on their front teeth.
7.7 is known as the perfect number. It is the addition of 3 and 4, The number of sides on a triangle and square (known as the perfect figures).
8.Many films pay reference to the lucky 11:11 by having important parts in the film at 11:11
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10.Part of the reason 13 got a bad rap is because it comes after 12, which is a number of “completeness.” For example: 12 months in a year, 12 hours in a clock, 12 God of Olympus, 12 Zodiac signs, 12 tribes of Israel, 12 days of Christmas, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 Apostles of Jesus and 12 eggs in a dozen. 
Being afraid of No. 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
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20 Opinions

1.Luck doesn't exist.
2.Luck does exist.
3.Luck is created by ceasing opportunities
4.Bad luck doesn't exist. People just don't appreciate when good things happen to them. and choose to focus on the bad things that happen.
5.Karma exists. Those who do good will be lucky.
6.People who believe in bad luck subconsciously bring it on themselves
7.People like to believe in luck because they want something higher to believe in.
8.Religious people believe their god will look after them.
9.Some people believe that walking under a ladder is bad luck
10.A black cat crossing your path is bad luck
11.Friday the 13th is unlucky
12.4 lead clovers are lucky
13.Horse shoes are lucky
14.Rubbing Buddah's belly is good luck
15.Certain precious rock's are lucky
16.Breaking a mirror is bad luck
17.The numbers 7 and 11 are both lucky
18.Crossing your fingers is good luck
19.Luck is just a probability
20.Luck is unfair.

20 Words

1.Luck
2.Karma
3.Optimism
4.Pessimism
5.Fortune
6.Prosperity
7.Destiny
8.Opportunist
9.Buddha
10.Ganesha
11.God
12.Hamsa
13.Skeptical
14.Supersticious
15.Belief
16.Protection
17.Strength
18.Fluke 
18.Symbol
19.Chance
20.Probability


20 Statistics

1. 50% of people asked, believed in luck.
2.25% believe in karma.
3.90% were not religious.
4.Only 22% believe in destiny
5.Nearly 20 million Americans are affected by friggatriskaidekaphobia.
6.The likelihood of someone winning the UK National jackpot lottery is approximately 1 in 14 million.
7.The likelihood of being struck by lightening each year is 1 in 1,107,143.
8.In 201159.5% of UK residents were of Cristian faith, although a large portion of this percentage did not attend church regularly.
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Wednesday, 8 January 2014 by Ashley Woodrow-smith
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