Placing keys on a table is considered unlucky. (Sweden)
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In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck.
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Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)
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In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
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There are numerous sailors' superstitions, such as: it is considered bad luck for a ship to set sail on a Friday, to bring anything blue aboard, to stick a knife into the deck, to leave a hatch cover upside-down, to say "pig", or to eat walnuts aboard.
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It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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