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"Enigmarelle was a fake humanoid automaton, in fact with a person concealed inside, which was exhibited as a scientific and technical curiosity around 1905 in the US and Europe." So says Wikipedia. What were the popular and elite receptions of this alleged scientific wonder, and how was it exposed?

by /u/mowshowitz in /r/AskHistorians

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