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TIL Willard Wigan, MBE sculpts microscopic artwork that fits in the eye of a needle. As he was finishing his Alice in Wonderland pieces, he accidentally inhaled Alice, losing weeks of delicate work. Fortunately, he likes the second Alice better.

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