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Tale of the Jackalope

99% Invisible

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The American West and Horned Rabbits

Settlers as early as the mid 18 hundreds used humor and embellishment to subvert the narrative that they were ignorant. There's great satisfaction in taking someone who is condescending or a lead and exposing their ignorance when they're busy trying to expose yours. So that's part of what we associate with the american west.

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