A fact from Westminster Pit appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 October 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the star attraction of the Westminster Pit, a Victorianblood sport arena, was a dog named "Billy", who was reportedly able to kill 100 rats in five minutes?
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This pit was suppressed BEFORE Queen Victoria assumed the throne in 1837, so it is in NO sense "Victorian". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.117.135.63 (talk) 16:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's very true. I quite neglected the historical background to the term. Thanks for the correction. —Anonymous DissidentTalk 01:05, 13 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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