There is no year without one Friday the 13th, and no year with more than three. This day is considered the unluckiest of days in many superstitions, unless you were born on Friday the 13th, in which case it is your lucky day. “Friggatriskaidekaphobia” is the fear of Friday the 13th. Some people don’t like the number 13, whether it’s a Friday or not. The fear of the number 13 is called “triskaidekaphobia.” Quite a few skyscrapers and hotels do not have a 13th floor (or a room 13, for that matter), and many buildings substitute 12 1/2 for 13 in their addresses. Winston Churchill wouldn’t travel on Friday the 13th, considering it too unlucky.” Discover more fun and freaky facts about Friday the 13th!
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Friday, February 13, 2026
Question of the Day
Who was the youngest U.S. president?
Theodore Roosevelt. He assumed the presidency in September 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley and shortly before his 43rd birthday. John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, being just 43 years of age when he took office in 1961.
Advice of the Day
Have a thought for the birds: Put out suet and seeds.
Home Hint of the Day
To remove a bloodstain from carpeting, sprinkle on salt, then cold water. Gently blot the area with a sponge, then wipe up the mixture.
Word of the Day
Stratus cloud
Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.
Puzzle of the Day
What is that which is full of holes and yet holds water?
A sponge
Born
- Bess Truman (U.S. First Lady) –
- Chuck Yeager (American test pilot ) –
- George Segal (actor) –
- Peter Tork (musician, member of The Monkees) –
- Peter Gabriel (musician) –
- Robbie Williams (singer) –
- Kristy Powell (Olympic gymnast) –
Died
- Lily Pons (French-American soprano; died in Dallas, Texas) –
- Waylon Jennings (singer) –
- Pauline Trigere (fashion designer) –
- Ralph Waite (actor; best known as John Walton on The Waltons) –
Events
- Astronomer Tycho Brahe outlined his solar system structure –
- Jesse James robbed his first bank –
- Strauss’s Blue Danube premiered in Vienna –
- First well-documented occurrence of U.S. quintuplets born, Watertown, Wisconsin –
- Novocain (procaine) patented –
- The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) established –
- First women Royal Canadian Air Force pilots (Captains Nora Bottomley, Dee Brasseur, and Leah Mosher) graduated –
- Winter Olympics began, Calgary, Alberta –
- Second tune-up for the Hubble Space Telescope began –
- The last original Peanuts comic strip ran in newspapers –
- Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II –
Weather
- Ice floes formed in the Gulf of Mexico –
- A low temperature of -2 degrees Fahrenheit is recorded in Tallahassee, Florida. –
- A snowstorm that began late in the day eventually dropped 15 inches of snow on Boise, Idaho –
- -72 degrees F at Shepherd Bay, Nunavut –