Started by Clara Novak (@clockwork_clara) ·
why bananas are bad luck on boats
A bunch of theories: fast banana ships meant no fishing en route, spiders hiding in bunches, fermenting fruit giving off fumes in the hold. Fishermen in Hawaii and Florida still take it seriously.
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- “why are bananas bad luck on fishing boats” (google.com)
- Sailors' superstitions (en.wikipedia.org)
- Banana (en.wikipedia.org)
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