Otto Titzling
Though it would have been a wonderful coincidence, the rumors that a man named Otto Titzling invented the brassiere are in fact false. This was so widely believed that even the makers of Trivial Pursuit fell for the hoax. The character, who was made up, was featured in the 1971 book Bust Up: The Uplifting Tale of Otto Titzling.
Otto Titzling
Pierre Brassau
In 1964, journalist Åke “Dacke” Axelsson tried to prove that art critics could not tell the difference between avant garde art and work created by a chimp. So he invented an artist named Pierre Brassau, who became hailed by critics, only to find out that he was a monkey.
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Pierre Brassau
