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    Cerne Abbas Giant 'inspires' fertility boom

    A giant chalk man carved into a west country hillside is living up to its legendary status as a figure of fertility by producing a baby boom in the surrounding area.

     

    By Richard Alleyne
    Published: 7:03PM BST 26 Jul 2010

    Cerne Abbas Giant 'inspires' fertility boom
    The Cerne Abbas Giant Photo: PA

    Since Victorian times, the 180ft Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset has been said to cure childlessness and bless women with improved fertility.

    Now the women in the surrounding towns and villages have the highest birth rates in the country.

    via telegraph.co.uk

    • 27 July 2010
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