In cultures that use this practice, people knock on wood to ward off bad luck, and welcome in wealth or fortune. In modern times, it's believed that if you knock on wood when making a statement about ...

Not long ago, my cat, Alice, more affectionately known as “the marshmallow,” was taunting the dog and leading her on a chase through the house. She ran to her favorite “safe base” when they normally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to superstitions, many of us like to think we're above it all. But deep down, there's a little part of us that can't ...

Historically, nothing has a tendency to shake things up and create more sense of uncertainty than a major natural phenomenon. And, as people around the world prepare for Monday’s solar eclipse, 2017 ...

The number 13, black cats, breaking mirrors, or walking under ladders, may all be things you actively avoid – if you're anything like the 25% of people in the US who consider themselves superstitious.

Do you suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia? That is, a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th? If so, you're not the only one - apparently, President Franklin D. Roosevelt also suffered from it, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Statement Columnist Liska Torok’s stick of wood sits in a book as she abstains from superstitions ...