This episode of This American Life investigates two stories about authenticity: one claims to uncover the original Coca-Cola formula hidden in a 1979 newspaper, and the other recounts how a rare document dealer was duped by forged JFK-Marilyn Monroe papers. Both stories explore the thin
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