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The only Friday the 13th of the year is getting closer, and we now know just which superstition is the most common here in Minnesota.

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].