These are all examples of superstitions or what Stuart Vyse, PhD, and the author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition, calls magical thinking. More than half of Americans admitted ...

In most cases, these lucky charms and practices are personal, but there are also superstitions and folklores that are believed by anglers across the country — and even globally. Little Stitious ...

PARMA, ITALY - MAY 18: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, reacts during the Serie A match between Parma and Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on May 18, 2025 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro ...

Edmonton Oilers' captain, Connor McDavid, defied NHL superstition by lifting the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after defeating the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final. Recalling last year's ...

For a long time in the popular cinematic imagination, the French countryside was a golden place, of haybales, wildflowers and uncannily beautiful goatherdesses. More recently, mainly thanks to the ...

Do you have any superstitions? I knock on wood because what if I don't when I'm hoping something does or doesn't happen. And who doesn't have a friend who swears that if they don't wear the same ...

Sam Gardiner, known from BBC's Race Across the World, died in a car accident at 24 near Cheadle, Greater Manchester. Sam Gardiner, who became well-known after appearing on the BBC travel show Race ...

Toronto Police are investigating after a woman suffered serious injures when she “exited” a black Infinity SUV and ended up on the Gardiner Expressway. Police described the 29-year-old woman ...

Race Across the World star Sam Gardiner has died after a car crash. He was 24. “We sadly must confirm that the driver of a white VW Golf R estate involved in a single vehicle collision on Monday ...

In the West, it's the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl. Got it? Good. Because it's what comes next that counts: there's a superstition that you should NOT touch those trophies or it's bad luck before the ...

Who needs sleep? Edmonton Oilers fan Tristan Kidd said he will find a way to make up for it later, but he didn’t want to miss being part of the atmosphere around Rogers Place on Sunday afternoon.