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Leo

71% Inner-Outer
52% Head-Heart
64% Create-Control

Constellation: Leo

Traditionally covers: July 23 - August 22

Actually covers: August 11 - September 17

Element: Fire

Ruling Body: The Sun

Leo, the Lion, is the strongest and bravest of all the signs (unless you are born in the Land of Oz). Like the Lion, Leos are known for their bravery, dominance and roaring power, but are also prized for their golden coat, which in China can fetch over $5000 USD on the black market. To combat this, many Governments have made Leo poaching illegal, but this law often goes unenforced in countries where Leo's have a reputation for being man-eaters, such as Scotland.

Likes: Wilderbeast, National Geographic Photographers.

Dislikes: Chairs, whips.

Fun Fact: The lion that roars in the MGM film logo is actually a Gemini.

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...So, is this your sign? Were you born on the right day? If so, congratulations, you're one of the lucky few. If not, there are several possibilities as to why this may have occurred:

1) The dates of zodiac signs do not directly correspond to their respective constellations.

For various reasons, when the Zodiac calendar was developed, the edges of the constellations were fudged a bit to allow the sky (and therefore, year) to be divided into twelve even pieces. This made life easier for astrologers, as well as giving the signs a more even spread. In addition to this, since the signs were first established, the earth has "wobbled" somewhat, placing the constellations even further out.

2) New celestial bodies are constantly being discovered and/or reclassified.

At the time the signs were assigned their ruling bodies, Astronomers only knew of five other planets, (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn), as well as the sun. Since then, an additional two planets have been discovered (Uranus and Neptune), as well as multiple dwarf planets, Kuiper-belt objects, and other really big things in the solar system. Furthermore, many celestial bodies, such as Pluto and Ceres were once planets, but have since been demoted to "dwarf planet" or just "big hunk of rock".

3) You're Chinese.

Or Indian. Or Native American or Babylonian or... whatever. The point is that the western Zodiac isn't the only one out there. Many other cultures have their own star signs, such as the Chinese Zodiac, which is divided into years. The Chinese Zodiac is probably the most popular, along with the western and Indian (Vedic) Zodiacs, but there are many more, including Persian-Arabic, Mesoamerican, Tibetan, Babylonian, Celtic, Kabbalistic and Germanic Runic astrologies. Try them all out, see what works for you.

4) Astrology is a load of bollocks.

If nothing else fits the bill either, then just make something up. Pick a random patch of the night sky, give it a cool sounding name and that can be your star sign. Your sign could be, for instance, Jim the Dyslexic Ninja Carrot. And because it's just for you, it doesn't need to be vague and random like most horoscopes. You could get up in the morning to go to work, check your horoscope and be stunned to read "Dude, get some milk. We're out." It's just that easy.

So thanks for playing. Tell your friends.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on Inner-Outer
You scored higher than 99% on Head-Heart
You scored higher than 99% on Create-Control