1.0Things You Know But Not Quite | Amazing Facts | Triviahttps://2dpoint.netAnkur Ashtahttps://2dpoint.net/author/ankur/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wSxOUySKi6"><a href="https://2dpoint.net/why-do-we-touch-wood-for-luck/">Why do we touch wood for luck?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://2dpoint.net/why-do-we-touch-wood-for-luck/embed/#?secret=wSxOUySKi6" width="600" height="338" title="“Why do we touch wood for luck?” — Things You Know But Not Quite | Amazing Facts | Trivia" data-secret="wSxOUySKi6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://2dpoint.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/shutterstock_1772142878.jpg1000667A quick, bullet-point exploration of why we touch wood to avoid bad luck, either when you mention good luck that you have had in the past or when you mention hopes you have for the future.