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What turned up
Documented English proverb, first recorded in John Heywood's proverb collection (1546): "Some heades haue taken two headis better then one." Earlier sentiment echoed in Ecclesiastes 4:9 (Coverdale Bible, 1535) but the specific English phrasing is Heywood's.
Sources checked
phrases.org.ukChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026Cites Heywood 1546 as first recorded English use, quotes the original line
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