We've all been told that if we see a penny and pick it up, then all day long we'll have good luck, but I learned pretty quickly that it's not always that easy.
Sure, nowadays I don't particularly care if I miss one, but when I was an impressionable kid, I'd consider my whole day shot if I saw a penny while I was crossing the street — cruel fate made picking it up impossible.
So it's a good thing that 6-year-old me didn't see the people on this list because he'd be even more worried about what's gonna happen to him.