Although the child was born about 4 days ago, the SUN waited until today to print this article on a young 13 year old boy/father named Alfie Patten...
Here's a good summary written for chron.com by Claudia Feldmen, she even talks about Loki!
For a more hard hitting account on detail and origins surrounding the number 13 as an esoteric and alchemical symbol, here is the CRYSTALINKS link...
Wikipedia's article is rather bland, however it does reference the Knights Templar but unfortunately, through fiction writer Dan Brown as a source.
Snopes.com also has a good article that summarizes both the positive and negative aspects of the day...
The Fear That Will Not Die: The Bryant Park Project posts this story you can listen to on NPR about fear, superstitions, and the number 13. Are people picking that number on purpose because they think they are supposed to have bad luck?
