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TIL In 1920s Paris, artist Waldo Peirce gifted his concierge a turtle and, as a prank, secretly swapped it for several progressively larger ones, convincing her its growth was a miracle. Once the neighborhood marveled, he reversed the prank, using the same turtles, leaving her utterly baffled.

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