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What is the origin of the number thirteen?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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Someone needed something to fit in between 12 and 14. The number thirteen came about when people realized that something had to come between twelve and fourteen. When they added 3 + 10 or 8 + 5, they needed a number to result. Hence: thirteen.

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