ICal icon changed

I just noticed last night that the iCal icon changed to Nov 13. But it doesn't have the iCal calender part of the icon behind it, just the text part. I'm guessing this is because it's Friday the 13th. Anyone else noticed this? Or does iCal do this randomly and it's just a coincidence?
EDIT: Sorry I mean does it do this everyday and I just noticed it now? Or does it only do it for Friday the 13th?
Message was edited by: tomm0v

tommOv,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
...I mean does it do this everyday and I just noticed it now? Or does it only do it for Friday the 13th?
I suspect that the association with Friday the 13th is only coincidental.
Do you have any duplicate fonts? If so, be sure to use the "Resolve Duplicates" menu command.
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