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Where Jack and Jill really did go up the hill
By Mark Mason on 22-06-12 12:24. Comments
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The best trivia is the stuff you bump into unexpectedly, those little facts that appear from nowhere and light up your day like an interesting old cove you've met in a pub. It happened to me recently in Somerset.
At sixes and sevens - where truth becomes cloudy
By Mark Mason on 30-05-12 15:31. Comments
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I recently wrote about the disappointment you feel when you discover that a favourite piece of London trivia isn't true. Peter Watts has mentioned this on his blog too (concerning the claim that Phyllis Pearsall walked every London street to compile the A to Z). And yes, it can be disappointing to see a much-loved ‘fact' come tumbling down. But perhaps help is at hand from our old friend coincidence ...
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