Why 85% of tall buildings skip the 13th floor

Fear of the number 13 has a proper name - triskaidekaphobia - and it's baked into the buildings around you. In 2002, an Otis Elevator executive estimated that among buildings with 13 or more floors and Otis elevators, 85% had no floor labeled the 13th. - Read the rest

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