Wow! I thought we were bad. A majority actually believe that Sherlock Holmes is real.

Britons are losing a grip on fact and fiction – with nearly one in four believing Winston Churchill and Florence Nightingale are myths and more than half thinking Sherlock Holmes actually existed.
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They were also under the impression that Charles Dickens, one of the most famous writers in English literature, was a fictional character himself.
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Historical figures and the percentage of Britons who believe they are myths:1. Richard the Lionheart (47%)2. Winston Churchill (23%)3. Florence Nightingale (23%)4. Bernard Montgomery (6%)5. Boudica (5%)6. Sir Walter Raleigh (4%)7. Duke of Wellington (4%)8. Cleopatra (4%)9. Gandhi (3%)10. Charles Dickens (3%)

These people are obviously not reading and have no understanding of their history.
Update: Argh! You know, it’s really bad when you’re busting on a nation for being dumb and then you’re told you have a misspelling! Bummer!