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When a clickbait title says that there are 30\u00a0things I never knew about The Force Awakens<\/a>, or 9 outrageously awesome Doctor Who facts<\/a>, I tend to be skeptical, but may well click through nonetheless.<\/p>\n

It\u00a0was genuinely new information for me that the footage of the Beatles appearing on Top of the Pops has been lost, except for the appearance of that footage in the classic Doctor Who episode \u201cThe Chase.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

My mind immediately turned to the many ancient examples of works that have been lost, except for quotations of those works in other works. The Prayer of Joseph is one particularly fascinating example. But there are many others, and it provides important context for our consideration of other matters. For the \u201cQ\u201d source to have been lost except as it is quoted in Matthew and Luke, for instance, would not be at all an anomaly.<\/p>\n

Can you think of any other examples, ancient or more modern, in which something has been lost except for its quotation by others?<\/p>\n

Do click the links in the first paragraph of this post, and see if any of the interesting facts about Star Wars or Doctor Who actually are interesting to you.<\/p>\n

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