Truth is stranger than fiction
Sometimes what actually happens is more bizarre than anything that could have been imagined.
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truth is stranger than fiction
truth is stranger than fictionReal life can be more remarkable than invented tales, as in In our two-month trip around the world we ran into long-lost relatives on three separate occasions, proving that truth is stranger than fiction. This expression may have been invented by Byron, who used it in Don Juan (1833).
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Q. Truth is stranger than fiction: Alex Rodriguez just went to Barry Bonds for hitting tips?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2015
The title "Truth is stranger than fiction" later became "Truth is a stranger to fiction."
From Time Magazine Archive
How true it is, that in the life of every one, there exists a vein of romance which justifies the adage that "Truth is stranger than fiction."
From Bucholz and the Detectives by Pinkerton, Allan
"Truth is stranger than fiction," said the Princess quietly.
From A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story by Hume, Fergus
Truth is stranger than fiction, and this was truth.
From With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War by Sellers, William Edward
In politics, truth is stranger than fiction more often than you might expect.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
When truth is stranger than fiction, it is often easier to disbelieve, at least until the facts make it impossible to ignore reality.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2024
Feldstein: I think it’s the truest example of the truth is stranger than fiction, because that day from start to finish is still hard for me to process now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
If you don’t believe that truth is stranger than fiction, it’s time for you to learn about the Isaiah Silva vs.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2018
It is a common and no less apposite remark that truth is stranger than fiction, and the longer we live, the more are we convinced of the force of the above axiom.
From Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849 by Gilly, William O. S.
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