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Can We Distinguish Fact From Fiction?

Posted at 9:52AM Thursday 13 Mar 2008

I heard a UKTV Gold survey being read out on BBC Radio 2. Apparently I'm not alone in my fictional naivety, and amongst the top ten fictional characters that the British public thinks are real include:

King Arthur - 65%

Sherlock Holmes - 58%

Robin Hood - 51%

The Three Musketeers - 17%

Lady Godiva - 12%

Robinson Crusoe - 5%

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