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by SarahofGaia 3878 days ago
What sparked the myth?
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chiph 3878 days ago
No idea - it's just one of those things that arise out of nothing. Someone thinks "OMG someone could cook a pet hamster in it!" and it just goes from there, like a game of Chinese Whispers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_whispers

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SarahofGaia 3873 days ago
That's a very intriguing thing. Thanks for that. :-)
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