thirteen days
Unlucky number's duration
Thirteen days is a span of time just under two weeks, notable mainly as the duration of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962—the Cold War confrontation when the United States and Soviet Union came closest to nuclear war.
The phrase evokes tension, high-stakes diplomacy, and the sense of the world holding its breath: For thirteen days, humanity stood at the brink.
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