The History of Paparazzi

Legend has it that the first paparazzi was a guy named Pierre, who got lost in the French countryside while trying to take a selfie with a celebrity. After hours of waiting, Pierre finally got his shot, but it was just a blurry picture of a tree.

Pierre realized that the real money was not in the photo itself, but in the story of waiting for hours for the shot. He patented the concept of "pointless paparazzi" and the rest, as they say, is history.

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