I hadn't seen this thread before it got revived. I cantell you that in England it's not uncommon for poisonous spiders to turn up in banaas and other exotic fruit, though they're usually dead (but not alays!). And in some aprts of Birmingham (our B'ham!) sewer rats have appeared in toilet bowls and bitten people (how would you react, since you've already .. never mind!). Iknow these stories must be true, 'cos they've been in the papers!

Jack the Ripper wasn't a myth, ther really were a string of five (some say more) "Whitechapel murders" from 1860. There are quite a few books on the subject, some quite convincing, and the number of suspects is quite small. I dare say a search on the Net would turn up a few helpful sites.

Keep on mything!

Steve