TIL the Thirteen Club met in the 1880s to debunk the superstition about the number 13 by dining 13 to a table, walking under ladders, and spilling salt on Friday 13th. They had 5 US Presidents as members, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29502/club-more-us-presidents-skull-and-bones



Submitted February 13, 2015 at 03:37PM by GildedAdder http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vr4gc/til_the_thirteen_club_met_in_the_1880s_to_debunk/