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Robert the Doll

Key West

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Housed at the Fort East Martello Museum, Robert is a 1904 straw-filled doll given to artist Robert Eugene Otto by a Bahamian servant who allegedly cursed it. The doll is blamed for car accidents, lost jobs, and broken bones suffered by those who mocked it. Thousands of letters of apology are displayed at the museum.

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Location

24.5551°N, 81.8003°W