When I was a kid I heard it was an Irish tradition. I'm sure wikipedia will say otherwise if I cared to look it uo
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Well, why don't you let my artificial intelligence collect specimens that can corroborate with the same causal relationship? It is a well-known folk exception of folklore that predates any recognized discourse across ethnicity in the present times. Hurry up though, wouldn't want another lie to spread around quicker than wildfire!