People routinely lie about their height, weight and age, or about having briefly played strong safety for Florida State. They also lie about having once shot three-over-par at Pebble Beach or having had the foresight to buy Apple at three bucks. But one of the strangest types of deceit is lying about your birthday so that people won’t know your real astrological sign. I should know.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 16, 2020 15:11 UTC