Bed Facts

As a child, Jim Carrey wore tap shoes to bed just in case his parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.

It is bad luck to put new shoes on a bed (or a table) (comes from the tradition of dressing a corpse in new clothes and shoes and laying them out so everyone can give their respects) - (UK)

Placing a hat on the bed is, apparently, bad luck. (South Carolina)

Male hospital patients are more likely to fall than female patients, though the difference is modest and varies by study.