Let your thoughts flit away as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the great Sherlock Holmes, tries to prove that actual fairies exist. No, really! It's a fascinating exercise in (not so) critical thinking, if you can stay awake long enough.

Music: "earth 2 earth," by PCIII (freemusicarchive.org), is licensed under CC

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