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Apricot superstition in the USMC
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This is one I was never aware of, but in the US Marine Corps it's considered bad luck to eat or even possess apricots..  That kind of threw me.. LOL 
http://amtrac.org/1atbn/Interest/Apricots.asp
https://www.26thmeu.marines.mil/News/News-Article-Display/Article/516281/apricots-aavs-no-happy-pair/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1046642100123140320

Who knew? And to think apricots are one of my favorites.. My dad is an old jar head.. No wonder he's so darned weird..   Hilarious
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