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Hampstead
is
home
to
more
millionaire
than
any
other
area
of
Britain.
TRUTH
2. Sigmund
Freud
moved
to
Hampstead
and
lived
there
until
his
death.
His
house
has
now
been
converted
into
a
museum.
TRUTH
3. The
Beatles
auditioned
at
West
Hampstead
in
1962
and
were
rejected
under
the
words:
The
Beatles
have
no
future
in
show
business.
TRUTH
4. The
viaduct
in
Hampstead
Heath
was
built
nearly
two
thousand
years
ago
by
the
Romans
as
they
slowly
settled
Britain.
RUBBISH.
It
was
built
in
the
late
1800s
by
the
Lord
of
the
Manor
of
Hampstead.
5. Sixty
years
ago,
cattle
were
reared
in
Hampstead
Heath
to
be
sold
in
Londons
meat
markets.
TRUTH.
6. Hampstead
Heath
is
the
only
public
space
in
the
United
Kingdom
where
peacocks
roam
free
and
can
be
seen
by
visitors.
RUBBISH.
There
are
no
peacocks
in
Hampstead.
However,
there
is
a
zoo
in
Hampstead
Heath
where
you
can
see
owls,
lemurs,
and
donkeys
as
well
as
other
animals.
7. Parliament
Hill
was
a
key
defense
site
for
during
the
English
Civil
War
for
troops
loyal
to
Parliament.
TRUTH.
8. Hampstead
Heath
forms
the
backdrop
for
the
only
romance
novel
ever
written
by
Stephen
King.
RUBBISH.
It
actually
forms
the
setting
for
the
novel
It,
one
of
the
scariest
books
ever
written
by
King.