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534:. Archived from the original on 9 September 2003
653:"СПРАВКА – Крупные железнодорожные катастрофы"
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501:"Why August is Russia's tragic month"
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526:Blank, Stephen (6 September 2003).
202:Train crash in the Belgorod Region
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1748:Superstitions in Muslim societies
1779:History of Russia (1991–present)
603:. 10 August 2001. Archived from
936:Superstition in the Philippines
345:2004 Russian aircraft bombings
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1480:End-of-the-day betting effect
1244:Ravens of the Tower of London
1160:Barbary macaques in Gibraltar
184:29 killed, 786 left homeless
23:is a perceived phenomenon in
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659:(in Russian). 14 August 2007
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85:Eastern Front of World War I
423:Terrorist bombing in Nazran
157:crashes in Ivanovo, Russia
16:Russian cultural phenomenon
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1134:Numbers in Chinese culture
281:Russian apartment bombings
139:Soviet coup d'état attempt
1733:Post hoc ergo propter hoc
969:Ghosts in Bengali culture
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1197:Icelandic magical staves
1009:Puppy pregnancy syndrome
931:Superstition in Pakistan
797:Superstition in Ethiopia
781:Theatrical superstitions
297:Kursk submarine disaster
279:The first attack of the
249:Russian financial crisis
1743:Superstition in Judaism
1264:Spilling water for luck
1254:Superstition in Britain
528:"Russia's August curse"
450:Ukrainian incursion in
213:Everyone on board (141)
151:Everyone on board (84)
95:. Germany started the
1512:Four eleven forty-four
1259:Superstition in Serbia
941:Japanese superstitions
776:Sailors' superstitions
771:List of bad luck signs
361:Flight 612 plane crash
72:Others have presented
1678:Astrology and science
1425:Baseball superstition
946:Superstition in Korea
926:Superstition in India
766:List of lucky symbols
761:List of superstitions
61:, chief economist at
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1239:Rabbit rabbit rabbit
264:Invasion of Dagestan
199:20 dead, 50 wounded
155:Aeroflot Flight 2808
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48:Explanation attempts
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1414:Number of the Beast
1185:The Goodman's Croft
860:Curse of Tippecanoe
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1708:Magic and religion
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601:The Russia Journal
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1366:The Thirteen Club
1270:The Scottish Play
979:Kuai Kuai culture
834:Ascalapha odorata
507:on 30 August 2009
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1337:tetraphobia
1276:Troll cross
1165:Bayern-luck
1099:Kuman Thong
1024:Maneki-neko
1019:Kanai Anzen
1004:Pichal Peri
999:Nazar battu
885:I'noGo tied
713:Main topics
657:РИА Новости
445:3 - ongoing
419:64 injuries
219:crashes in
121:Casualties
1773:Categories
1718:Numerology
1693:Divination
1647:Witch ball
1597:Rainmaking
1500:First-foot
1460:Cramp-ring
1450:Bullroarer
1292:Wolfssegen
1286:Witch post
1180:Cornicello
1104:Palad khik
1084:Pagtatawas
532:Asia Times
482:References
476:Tisha B'Av
327:79 wounded
176:collapses
63:Trust Bank
1668:Apophenia
1632:Threshold
1435:Black cat
1224:Need-fire
1114:Nang Kwak
1064:Albularyo
1049:Feng shui
1044:Fan death
989:Navaratna
959:Chhaupadi
807:Gris-gris
740:Talismans
663:10 August
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1219:Mooncalf
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845:Brujería
826:Americas
725:Evil eye
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309:127 dead
293:118 dead
103:Examples
35:Overview
1661:Related
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1039:Omamori
1014:Akabeko
984:Muhurta
954:(ghost)
855:Cooties
432:75 dead
417:25 dead
341:90 dead
325:44 dead
191:floods
135:3 dead
1789:Curses
1784:August
1572:Nelson
1148:Europe
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1069:Barang
1059:Agimat
964:Churel
790:Africa
720:Amulet
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124:Notes
109:August
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1587:Penny
1465:Curse
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1074:Kulam
1034:Ofuda
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952:Bhoot
895:Susto
870:Djucu
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754:Lists
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145:1992
132:19–21
115:Year
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1094:Usog
1079:Lihi
919:Asia
900:Veve
802:Buda
735:Omen
730:Luck
665:2017
639:2017
613:2009
583:2009
554:link
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386:7–12
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