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737:Ravens of the Tower of London
653:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar
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690:Icelandic magical staves
502:Puppy pregnancy syndrome
424:Superstition in Pakistan
290:Superstition in Ethiopia
274:Theatrical superstitions
1409:Medical treatment stubs
1236:Superstition in Judaism
757:Spilling water for luck
747:Superstition in Britain
160:Encyclopædia Britannica
1281:–related article is a
1005:Four eleven forty-four
752:Superstition in Serbia
434:Japanese superstitions
269:Sailors' superstitions
264:List of bad luck signs
1171:Astrology and science
918:Baseball superstition
439:Superstition in Korea
419:Superstition in India
259:List of lucky symbols
254:List of superstitions
1399:Traditional medicine
1246:Traditional medicine
732:Rabbit rabbit rabbit
33:Edward the Confessor
1336:history of medicine
1055:Maternal impression
907:Number of the Beast
678:The Goodman's Croft
353:Curse of Tippecanoe
1389:Culture of England
1231:Questionable cause
1201:Magic and religion
963:Davy Jones' Locker
727:Powder of sympathy
398:White lighter myth
71:Thaumaturgic Kings
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859:The Thirteen Club
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1100:Shoes on a table
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933:Bread and butter
863:thirteenth floor
826:Four-leaf clover
816:Three on a match
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696:In bocca al lupo
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855:Friday the 13th
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1070:Numerophobia
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1130:Toi toi toi
1045:Literomancy
938:Break a leg
897:Curse of 39
830:tetraphobia
769:Troll cross
658:Bayern-luck
592:Kuman Thong
517:Maneki-neko
512:Kanai Anzen
497:Pichal Peri
492:Nazar battu
378:I'noGo tied
206:Main topics
155:Cramp-rings
52:cramp-rings
41:Westminster
17:Cramp-rings
1383:Categories
1211:Numerology
1186:Divination
1140:Witch ball
1090:Rainmaking
993:First-foot
953:Cramp-ring
943:Bullroarer
785:Wolfssegen
779:Witch post
673:Cornicello
597:Palad khik
577:Pagtatawas
78:References
66:Marc Bloch
56:holy water
1161:Apophenia
1125:Threshold
928:Black cat
717:Need-fire
607:Nang Kwak
557:Albularyo
542:Feng shui
537:Fan death
482:Navaratna
452:Chhaupadi
300:Gris-gris
233:Talismans
37:Jerusalem
1181:Debunker
712:Mooncalf
668:Cimaruta
622:Jin Chan
358:Curupira
343:Carranca
338:Brujería
319:Americas
218:Evil eye
29:epilepsy
1154:Related
887:27 Club
795:General
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507:Akabeko
477:Muhurta
447:(ghost)
348:Cooties
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641:Europe
602:Takrut
562:Barang
552:Agimat
457:Churel
283:Africa
213:Amulet
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1334:This
1277:This
1080:Penny
958:Curse
846:11:11
582:Pasma
567:Kulam
527:Ofuda
487:Nazar
445:Bhoot
388:Susto
363:Djucu
305:Sampy
247:Lists
25:cramp
21:rings
1340:stub
1283:stub
1025:Jinx
587:Usog
572:Lihi
412:Asia
393:Veve
295:Buda
228:Omen
223:Luck
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