I also believe that QI has on occasions relied on facts taken from Wikipedia, which would mean that if we were to accept these as authoritative, then it would lead to a cyclical series of refences which would eventually cause the city of New York to explode in a ball of flame. ^{[citation needed]} –Neil (talk) 11:17, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

If nothing else, I love the citation needed comment at the end… lovely touch

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For what it’s worth, I’ve also been told Bristol is technically a county in its own right, and is smaller than both Rutland and the Isle of Wight. Who do we believe nowadays?