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the universe's way of staying anonymous when it does something nice for you
means The seemingly random force that decides whether good or bad things happen to you, without any effort or merit on your part.
from Borrowed in the late Middle Ages from the Low Countries — Middle Dutch 'luc', a shortened form of 'gheluc', meaning happiness or good fortune. It likely sailed into English on the back of gambling and trade, the way useful words often do, and is related to German 'Glück'. Fittingly for a word about chance, its deeper roots fade out into the unknown.
- word origin
- From gambling slang, Dutch luk, meaning happiness or fortune
- lucky breaks
- Studies show lucky people simply notice more chance opportunities
- clover myth
- Four-leaf clovers occur once per ten thousand plants
- rabbit's foot
- Charm worked terribly for the original rabbit involved
- horseshoe rule
- Hang it points-up or your luck pours out
jesse owens 1936 olympics — won 4 gold medals despite nazi ideology claiming aryan superiority, defying all odds
aron ralston arm entrapment — boulder trapped his arm for 127 hours in utah in 2003, survived by self-amputation
lottery winner jack whittaker — won $315 million powerball in 2002, called it a curse that ruined his life
titanic iceberg collision — hit iceberg at 11:40pm april 14 1912, sank because lifeboats were insufficient by chance