The Unlucky Horseshoe — Stock Photo, Image

The Unlucky Horseshoe — Photo

An upside-down horseshoe that is nailed to a prison cell door in the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. This symbol is often taken to mean that someone's luck has run out such as in this case when prisoners were taken to the torture cham

 — Photo by searagen

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