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Mary Toft's Rabbit Birth Hoax: A 1726 Medical Scandal
In 1726, Mary Toft, a poor woman from Godalming, Surrey, claimed to be giving birth to rabbits, baffling respected physicians and even attracting the attention of King George I. Initially believed due to theories like 'maternal imagination,' a careful investigation eventually exposed the extraordinary medical fraud, leading to Toft's confession and damaging the reputations of doctors who supported her claims.
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