The Woman Who 'Gave Birth' to Rabbits

In 1726 Mary Toft, a poor farm worker from Godalming, appeared to give birth to rabbits, and King George I's own anatomist watched, believed it and published a pamphlet to prove it. Days later a bath-house porter was caught smuggling a rabbit into her room, and on 7 December 1726 she confessed. Read the story first, or test yourself straight away.