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When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

Approximate author period: c. 1894 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Historical period
Approximate author period: c. 1894 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1859 to 1930; Wikidata Q35610, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35610 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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