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A 1911 exhibition made giant eyes a tourist attraction
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Millions of tourists flocked to the 1911 Dresden exhibition just to gawk at a giant, pulsating model of a human eye and learn how not to die of cholera. Instead of offering relaxing beaches, this bizarre precursor to wellness tourism successfully monetized public health anxiety, making sanitary sewage systems the hottest vacation attraction in Europe.
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