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Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports, The Phantom Atlas, The Golden Atlas, The Sky Atlas, The Madman's Library Brooke-Hitching, Edward (2015). Fox Tossing, Octopus Wrestling and Other Forgotten Sports: The Most Dangerous and Bizarre Sports in History. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1471148989. For years, people have been trying to figure out where the water from the second disappearing stream ends up. Ping-pong balls and various dyes have been added to the water in an attempt to find its exit, but, until recently, no one could come up with a conclusive answer to where it went. Edward Brooke-Hitching is an English author, and a writer and researcher for the BBC panel show QI, as a member of the team known as the "QI Elves". He is the son of the rare book dealer Franklin Brooke-Hitching [1] and a descendant of the printer and bibliographer William Blades, who wrote the history of book preservation The Enemies of Books. [2]
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David Gelber: Chancellors & Chancers - Austria Behind the Mask: Politics of a Nation since 1945 by Paul Lendvai Brooke-Hitching, Edward (2016). The Phantom Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1471159459. Their evidence? Water-flow volume, measured before and after the waterfall, their theory being that if the water actually ended up in the lake, the water flow downstream from the waterfall should be demonstrably less. Clarksdale, Mississippi has a history inextricably intertwined with blues music with a number of famed musicians hailing from the Southern city, but its best known claim to fame is likely the crossroads where the famous legend of Robert Johnson selling his soul to the devil in exchange for musical talent is said to have taken place. These “devil’s bridges” were not at all uncommon in medieval times, and like most this has a story of soul-selling and outwitting Satan. Supposedly the builder found that he was woefully behind building the bridge (hopefully not the same man who had been slaving on it for seven decades), and made a pact with the devil to trade his soul for the bridge’s completion. However, he gave the devil a sieve with which to carry water for the final batch of mortar, and the devil of course couldn’t do it, so the bridge was technically never finished. Naturally, Satan was angry, but his best idea of revenge was to break a stone off from the central tower’s corner, and remove it each night that it was replaced.
Brooke-Hitching, Edward (1 October 2020). The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781471166914.
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Eileen M Hunt: Feminism vs Big Brother - Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life by Anna Funder; Julia by Sandra Newman Berkmann, Markus (18 July 2015). "Anyone for eel-pulling?". The Spectator . Retrieved 4 January 2020.Whether the story is to be believed assumedly depends largely on one’s belief in the devil or his bizarre obsession with creating legendary musicians, but the real Robert Johnson is remembered as one of the finest bluesmen of all time. He appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity in October 2019. His hypothetical donation to this imaginary museum was "A land grant for 60 acres of land in Poyais", being a document produced by 1820s fraudster Gregor MacGregor. [9] Selected publications [ edit ]
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