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How Does Superstition Work?
Good-luck socks, numbers, and stars: Although research suggests that education plays an antagonistic role in relation to superstition and the paranormal, the results are not clear-cut. Magical thinking remains popular across cultures and professions.
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I'm like the most superstitious person ever. I have stupid routines that I just HAVE to do before some things when when doing stuff that I KNOW wont change the outcome. Like wearing a jersey when my team's playing.