dinner guest superstition

A Washington family seated a Victorian doll named Michael at dinner whenever 13 guests arrived; today, the house is a museum preserving their unusual tradition

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Michael, the century-old doll. Image Credit: Heurich House Museum/Axios DC A Victorian doll named Michael occupies a unique place in...

In 2010, a California man paid $2 for three old photographs at a junk shop; five years later, experts said one showed Billy the Kid playing croquet and had it insured for $5 million

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Bank of America hit with more than $1.2 billion in penalties over money-laundering violations

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A Washington family seated a Victorian doll named Michael at dinner whenever 13 guests arrived; today, the house is a museum preserving their unusual tradition

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Pak police fire tear gas, live rounds at protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; 50 detained

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Airport attacks put aviation in crosshairs of geopolitical conflicts

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