00:00You know, podcasters like to number their episodes and keep track.
00:04And as it turns out, this is our 13th episode.
00:07So it seems like a great time to talk about the number 13.
00:11Have you always wondered, where did all the hate for 13 come from?
00:15It's like the math equivalent of walking under a ladder
00:17while breaking a mirror and crossing paths with a black cat.
00:21For the answer, we head back to the ancient world,
00:25where 12 was the golden child.
00:27You had 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the Zodiac,
00:3112 Olympian gods, 12 eggs in a basket.
00:34Nature, religion, and breakfast all agree.
00:3712 is a well-balanced, symmetrical superstar.
00:41But what comes after perfection?
00:43Chaos.
00:4413 shows up like your weird cousin at Thanksgiving
00:47who brings a taxidermy squirrel for the centerpiece.
00:51Yeah, that would be my reaction too.
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