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Vocabulary : Sayings : Truth : Truth is stranger than fiction

Truth is stranger than fiction

Possible interpretation: Real life can be more amazing and difficult to believe than made-up stories.

Note: truth (noun): what is factual; what is in accordance with reality | strange (adjective): unusual or surprising in a way that is hard to understand | fiction (noun): literature such as short stories and novels; any invented story | This saying is also found as: "Fact is stranger than fiction."

Quick Quiz:

According to the saying "Truth is stranger than fiction", which of these is likely to contain the most unbelievable events?
  1. cowboy films
  2. reality TV shows
  3. TV news shows