In the early 1700s a young woman named Mary Toft tricked several doctors -- including the royal doctor to King George I -- into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. She ultimately confessed to the hoax, but it undermined the credibility of the entire medical profession at the time.
In the early 1700s a young woman named Mary Toft tricked several doctors -- including the royal doctor to King George I -- into believing that she had given birth to rabbits. She ultimately confessed to the hoax, but it undermined the credibility of the entire medical profession at the time.
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