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Karthik Karunakaran, Ph.D.

  • Eating fish from the head downward (or widest part first for a filet) brings good luck

    Eating fish from the head downward (or widest part first for a filet) brings good luck

  • Taking three sips of water in the name of the Trinity cures hiccups

    Taking three sips of water in the name of the Trinity cures hiccups

  • Dreams go by opposites (what you dream is the opposite of what will happen)

    Dreams go by opposites (what you dream is the opposite of what will happen)

  • Knocking on wood prevents jinxing or bad luck

    Knocking on wood prevents jinxing or bad luck

  • Finding a four-leaf clover brings good luck

    Finding a four-leaf clover brings good luck

  • Seeing a black cat is believed to bring bad luck

    Seeing a black cat is believed to bring bad luck

  • Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day

    Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day

  • Making a wish on a wishbone, with the larger piece granting your wish

    Making a wish on a wishbone, with the larger piece granting your wish

  • Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

    Opening an umbrella indoors brings bad luck

  • Making the sign of the cross three times can counteract bad luck if you enter a room with your left foot

    Making the sign of the cross three times can counteract bad luck if you enter a room with your left foot

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