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Many hotels, residential buildings and offices will skip the 13th floor due to the superstitious belief that the number is bad luck.

"With so many injuries, they can't be all bad luck and they can't all be down to bad practise," he said.

The 36-year-old had the bad luck to attend a primary school in Watford where school dinners were served to pupils according to the A to Z order of their surnames, always beginning with A.

Knowing the bad luck the Dodgers have had with injuries in recent years, I wouldn’t bet on any Dodger pitcher still being available in October.

"You know what, snoring is just bad luck. Me and my wife have been around a long time and we have separate beds and the reason for that is, I unfortunately roar in the night."