Interesting Fact # 297 - Mistranslation
The opening lines of the Communist Manifesto - "A spectre is haunting Europe - the spectre of Communism" - were initially translated as "A frightful hobgoblin stalks through Europe".
(A hobgoblin is a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings. Oh Tony Blair!)
(A hobgoblin is a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings. Oh Tony Blair!)
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