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Published: August 7, 2008
8-8-08: Friday's sequence promises good fortune for weddings, births, gambling
The catchiness of this Friday's date — 8.8.08 — is catching on.
Like last year's day du jour, 7.7.07, the numerically unusual date has couples planning weddings, women scheduling births and casinos cashing in. Americans generally consider seven a luckier number than eight, but eight is significant in some Asian cultures, some say.
That's why the Olympics in Beijing will open at 8 p.m. Friday.
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