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“If ancient folklore is to be believed”

Daily Express headline: RAIN TODAY COULD LAST FOR 40 DAYS

Actual story: “BRITAIN could be heading for a washout summer if ancient folklore is to be believed. Legend says that showers today, St Swithin’s Day, mean 40 days of rain to come.”

Better headline: RAIN TODAY ALMOST CERTAINLY WON’T LAST FOR 40 DAYS

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This entry was posted on Friday, 15th July 2011, 16:06 UTC and is filed under Me being pedantic, Meteorology, Misleading headlines, Pseudoscience. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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