First time since 1984
(NEWSER) - It's not just the Mayan calendar that's raising 2012 worries—our own calendar is stoking fear, too. This year, there are three Friday the 13ths, compared to the usual two. That last happened in 2009. What's even stranger is that exactly 13 weeks pass between the first and second occurrence, and between the second and third: The first is today, followed by April 13 and July 13, the News Journal reports. That hasn't happened since 1984, which was, like 2012, a leap year. More»
