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In more than 60 years of travel in time and space, the sci-fi adventure series Doctor Who has told hundreds of exciting stories.

Some of those tales are absolutely mind-boggling. But if we stop for a minute and think about some of the stranger events in real life - they could also be lifted straight from a script about the Time Lord鈥檚 escapades.

In this quiz, 大象传媒 Bitesize has taken some Doctor Who plot elements and mixed them in with some fascinating incidents from the history books. All you have to decide is - did it really happen, or is it Who?

This article was published in June 2024.

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