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1830:Literomancy
1723:Break a leg
1682:Curse of 39
1615:tetraphobia
1554:Troll cross
1443:Bayern-luck
1377:Kuman Thong
1302:Maneki-neko
1297:Kanai Anzen
1282:Pichal Peri
1277:Nazar battu
1163:I'noGo tied
991:Main topics
879:Rüpke, Jörg
713:Princeton.
638:Coincidence
543:Saros cycle
358:Hepatoscopy
354:libanomancy
350:lecanomancy
314:August 2016
216:equivalent
162:missionary.
2057:Divination
2051:Categories
1996:Numerology
1971:Divination
1925:Witch ball
1875:Rainmaking
1778:First-foot
1738:Cramp-ring
1728:Bullroarer
1570:Wolfssegen
1564:Witch post
1458:Cornicello
1382:Palad khik
1362:Pagtatawas
881:(Editor),
850:2010-04-30
686:References
650:Divination
533:See also:
504:"Cauneas!"
457:blood rain
437:Haruspices
335:Esarhaddon
284:newspapers
176:phenomenon
159:Sgaw Karen
117:April 2008
87:newspapers
1946:Apophenia
1910:Threshold
1713:Black cat
1502:Need-fire
1392:Nang Kwak
1342:Albularyo
1327:Feng shui
1322:Fan death
1267:Navaratna
1237:Chhaupadi
1085:Gris-gris
1018:Talismans
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580:astrology
529:Astrology
515:Suetonius
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445:prodigies
377:Boghazkoi
254:talk page
2062:Prophecy
1966:Debunker
1497:Mooncalf
1453:Cimaruta
1407:Jin Chan
1143:Curupira
1128:Carranca
1123:Brujería
1104:Americas
1003:Evil eye
941:Archived
859:cite web
679:The Omen
626:See also
584:eclipses
519:Caligula
191:abnormal
1939:Related
1672:27 Club
1580:General
1317:Omamori
1292:Akabeko
1262:Muhurta
1232:(ghost)
1133:Cooties
801:8 March
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606:in the
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365:Assyria
341:in the
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1850:Nelson
1426:Europe
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1347:Barang
1337:Agimat
1242:Churel
1068:Africa
998:Amulet
795:"Omen"
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632:Augury
600:deaths
596:births
588:comets
547:Comets
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495:Cicero
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381:Ugarit
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1352:Kulam
1312:Ofuda
1272:Nazar
1230:Bhoot
1173:Susto
1148:Djucu
1090:Sampy
1032:Lists
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291:books
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1080:Buda
1013:Omen
1008:Luck
865:link
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722:2011
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396:Mari
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