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On 27 March 1966, David Corbett’s dog Pickles found the World Cup wrapped in newspaper and hidden near their home in London. The Jules Rimet trophy had been stolen a week earlier, just four months before the tournament kicked off in England. Good boy Pickles!
Clip taken from BBC News, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 28 March 1966.
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On 27 March 1966, David Corbett’s dog Pickles found the World Cup wrapped in newspaper and hidden near their home in London. The Jules Rimet trophy had been stolen a week earlier, just four months before the tournament kicked off in England. Good boy Pickles!
Clip taken from BBC News, originally broadcast on BBC Television, 28 March 1966.
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