Fact vs. Fiction

Are we alone?

Yup, insist most people 50-plus.

Only 14 percent of them believe in aliens.

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But 27 percent of the 18-to-34 group believe extraterrestrials are out there.

Aliens

Is it in the stars?

According to 19 percent of people 18 to 34, astrology is the real deal.

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But only 10 percent of the 50-or-older crowd agrees.

Among 35- to 49-year-olds, belief dips to 56 percent.

Astrology

Not ready for doomsday?

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You’re not alone.

Only 12 percent of people over 50 think the apocalypse is coming.

However, 17 percent of those 35 to 49 might be prepping a bunker.

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Angels

People over 50 don’t thinkDraculawas a true story.

About 1 percent believe, compared to 5 percent of those 35 to 49.

Heres how younger and older adults line up on several age-old mysteries.

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