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Шаблон:Short description The Coleman Frog (also known as Cornelia Webster) is a Шаблон:Convert frog statue on display at the Fredericton Region Museum in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, since 1959. It was previously owned by a man named Fred Coleman, who ran a nearby lodge in the 1880s.Шаблон:Citation needed

Description

The frog was captured from Lake Killarney, at which time it weighed Шаблон:Convert.[1][2] Supposedly, the immense size of the frog was caused by the fact that Coleman fed it whiskey, baked beans, June bugs, buttermilk toddies,[3] and whey. It died in a "dynamite accident" and was sent to Bangor, Maine, to be stuffed.[1]

Controversy

SkepticsШаблон:Who say that the frog is a fake that was used to promote a cough syrup that would "relieve the frog in your throat".[4] In a 1988 report, the Canadian Conservative Institute stated that the artifact consists of canvas, wax, and paint and in a letter it refers to the exhibit as “an amusing example of a colossal fake and deception”.[5] The museum will not allow DNA testing to be performed on the frog to confirm whether it is real or a fake.[4][6][7]

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