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The Real Fairies That Fooled Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
48:49 - 53:58 (05:08)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, falls for the story of two little girls taking photographs of fairies at the bottom of their garden, even incorporating it into his writings. However, it is later revealed that the photographs were hoaxes created using cardboard cutouts of fairies and practical effects.
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The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, fell prey to the photographs of the Cottingley Fairies, taken by two little girls from Yorkshire.
48:49 - 51:28 (02:39)
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The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle, fell prey to the photographs of the Cottingley Fairies, taken by two little girls from Yorkshire. The story was later deconstructed by the British Journal of Photography as being fictitious.
ChapterThe Real Fairies That Fooled Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Episode#548 - Tim Harford - Why Is Thinking Clearly So Difficult?
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Stage magicians employ repeating tricks and double exposure to fool their audiences, and even other magicians.
51:28 - 53:58 (02:29)
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Stage magicians employ repeating tricks and double exposure to fool their audiences, and even other magicians. A 17-year-old girl working in a photo studio revealed that she created double exposures all day.