Fact or Fiction? Can You Pick the Right One?

February 19, 2015

Use your skills to figure out if these events are a true fact or just a load of fiction. What type of detective will you be?

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About the author

Daniel Ganninger - The writer, editor, and chief lackey of Knowledge Stew, the author of the Knowledge Stew line of great trivia books, and editor of Fact World and the Knowledge Stew sister site on Medium. I hope you find things here to annoy those around you with your new found knowledge.

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