From unicorns to aliens and the Loch Ness Monster, how many people really believe bizarre myths?Almost one in twenty now believe the world is flat, according to a YouGov poll, but it is not just them who hold wacky views – thousands have ideas that many of us would consider, well, bizarre.
Photo: Overwhelming evidence points against the Earth being flat Credit: Getty - Contributor
THE LOCH NESS MONSTER: One in four Scots believe in Nessie though the rest of us are more 
sceptical — just one in six might expect to see her swimming around.
sceptical — just one in six might expect to see her swimming around.Photo: A famous hoax photo of the Loch Ness Monster dating back to 1934 Credit: Hulton Archive - Getty
YETI: Keep that ice axe handy — ten per cent of us believe abominable snowmen lurk in the Himalayas.
UNICORNS: Six per cent of people are having a ’mare as they believe these mythical horses actually exist.
Photo: Come on now... unicorns? Credit: Getty – Contributor
LUCK: It would be nice if 13 per cent of people were superstitious but the true figure is nearer 20 per cent. Touch wood you’ve got tonight’s Lotto jackpot sorted — three in four people believe in lucky numbers, while two in five people optimistically cross their fingers to bring good fortune.
HOROSCOPES: Almost a quarter of us — presumably not many sceptical Geminis — read their horoscopes regularly. Women are twice as likely to do so as men.
PSYCHIC: I can see in my crystal ball that more than a quarter of us believe people have psychic powers.
Cartoon: Rod Clement's dog isn't impressed.
TELEPATHY: A total of 41 per cent of people believe in the ability to communicate using just the power of your mind. But you knew I was going to say that.
DESTINY: Almost two-thirds of us believe in fate and think that our lives are mapped out in advance.
PREMONITIONS: Around 58 per cent believe a person can sense something before it happens. So don’t expect them to be in any accidents.
WITCHES AND WIZARDS: Despite the success of Harry Potter, most of us are Muggles through and through, with just 13 per cent believing witches and wizards are casting spells among us.
GHOSTS: Spookily, three in five claim to have seen a ghost at some point in their lives, while one in three claim to have spent time in a haunted house.Photo: More than half of us claim to have seen ghosts Credit: Getty – Contributor
GUARDIAN ANGELS: Two in five have someone watching over them. The rest of us had better look out.
CROP CIRCLES: We’ve harvested opinions and only ten per cent think crop circles are the work of extraterrestrial forces.
ALIENS: Almost two thirds of Brits — 64 per cent — are convinced we are not alone in the universe and that the truth about alien life is out there . . . somewhere.
Now for the real heavy stuff:
GOD: Believers might want to say a prayer, as only half as many people think there is a God as reckon there are aliens up there.
HEAVEN AND HELL: This one is closer than the Brexit referendum, with 51 per cent thinking they will leave for elsewhere, and 49 per cent remaining on Earth.
SOULS: Heartless though it may sound, 38 per cent of us don’t believe in souls. Guess most of those are single as they won’t have met their soulmates.
REINCARNATION: Just 23 per cent now believe in reincarnation and the idea that we can come back as someone or something else.