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January 21

Does Israel have a latin alphabet language as one of is offical languages (english perhaps)

i believe one of Israels offical languages is english but in the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Latin_alphabet_world_distribution.svg#filehistory it dosn't mention Israel, i believe it is a mistake but i am not sure.77.126.49.232 (talk) 01:10, 21 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.126.49.232 (talk) 01:07, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

No. Official languages of Israel are Hebrew and Arabic (the roadsigns are a courtesy to tourists). Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 ^{> haneʼ} 01:14, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

The status of the English language in Israel is discussed, though without references, at Languages of Israel#English. --Antiquary (talk) 10:35, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Disasters that occurred on Friday the 13th?

I just noticed that the Costa Concordia disaster occurred on Friday the 13th. Have there been other significant disasters in history that occurred on Friday the 13th? JIP | Talk 22:18, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Probably just as many as on any other combination of day and date, but if we were to compile a list, the Black Friday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, which killed 71 people, might be a good start. HiLo48 (talk) 22:27, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Friday the 13th#Events on Fridays the 13th. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:45, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

More death and disaster at Yahoo News. --Antiquary (talk) 12:08, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Just a cultural note. In Italy, the unlucky day is not Friday the 13th but Friday the 17th.--151.41.163.244 (talk) 14:04, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

You may be seeing cultural change in action!--Wehwalt (talk) 14:22, 22 January 2012 (UTC)