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Why Disneyland's address contains 1313

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Walt Disney apparently had an absolutely hilarious sense of humor regarding historical superstitions. The official address of Disneyland is thirteen-thirteen Disneyland Drive. Since the letter M is the thirteenth letter of the alphabet, the address is a sly, permanent homage to his famous mouse, completely ignoring the supposedly cursed nature of the number.

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