Truth or Busted: The Fact or Fiction Behind London
No. of pages 96
Published: 2016
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This book will teach you how NOT to be a sucker ...! And find out if the following phrases are true or not:
* Beefeaters got their name from eating lots of beef
* You're never more than 10 feet from a rat
* The London Underground runs mainly overground
* The Demon Barber of Fleet Street made his victims into pies
Would you Adam and Eve it? Truth or Busted looks at the facts about London, explodes the urban myths and legends, and reveals loads of fascinating stuff about the great city of London and its infamous people ...
This book is part of a book series called Truth Or Busted .
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .
Adam Sutherland works in the media industry and his interests include popular culture and the world of celebrity.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: A glass of London tap water has passed through 9 people!
- 2: The London Underground runs mainly overground
- 3: Real lions used to live in Trafalgar Square
- 4: Sweeney Todd made his victims into pies
- 5: Beefeaters got their name by eating lots of beef!
- 6: The Thames hasn't always flowed through London
- 7: The smell of poo once closed Parliament
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