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February 5, 2016 10:03 pm GMT

You're 3x as likely to smash your phone if your team loses the Super Bowl

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If you're a North Carolina or Denver native, try to keep your phone in your pocket on Sunday. Just in case.

People in the home states of losing Super Bowl teams request smartphone repairs almost 200% more the day after the big game than on an average day, according to smartphone repair and trade-in company iCracked.

See also: Forget the Puppy Bowl, the Hamster Bowl is America's greatest pastime

A perfect storm of impassioned football fandom, coming this close to winning the championship and (probably) a higher-than-average blood alcohol level apparently leads to — who would have guessed? — a lot of shattered phone screens. Read more...

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