English woman claimed she gave birth to rabbits and Britain's most respected doctors believed every word: The story of history's greatest medical hoax
- In the autumn of 1726, an extraordinary claim gripped Britain and left even some of the country's most respected physicians baffled.
- A poor woman from Surrey named Mary Toft insisted she had given birth not to a baby, but to rabbits.
- The bizarre story quickly spread beyond her village, attracting surgeons, scientists and even the attention of George I.
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- In the autumn of 1726, an extraordinary claim gripped Britain and left even some of the country's most respected physicians baffled.
- A poor woman from Surrey named Mary Toft insisted she had given birth not to a baby, but to rabbits.
- The bizarre story quickly spread beyond her village, attracting surgeons, scientists and even the attention of George I.
Sources: Times of India