Pirates believed that piercing the ears with such precious metals as silver and gold improved one's eyesight.
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An acorn at the window will keep lightning out
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Amber beads, worn as a necklace, can protect against illness or cure colds.
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Before traveling a person should, apparently, sit on their luggage. (Russian)
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If you catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn you will not catch a cold all winter.
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A single magpie is considered a sign of bad luck. A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar recites an old proverb concerning the incidence of bad weather when magpies forage alone and a possible scientific explanation for this.
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Some motorcycle enthusiasts hang a biker's bell from a portion of their bike to protect themselves from evil road spirits.
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It's bad luck to leave a house through a different door than the one used to come into it.
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