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THE FIRST MYTH OF CHRISTMAS – Christ was Born of a Virgin This was an impossibility in those days, but the myth was nevertheless a common one. Zoroaster, Mithras, Perseus, Horus and Krishna were all alleged to have been born of a ‘virgin’.

You have to love urban myths. Our favourite is about parasites which lay their eggs on the edge of first class stamps. If you get a paper cut licking the stamp the eggs get implanted in your tongue. Then, after several weeks gestation, a small bug chews its way out!