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Iceberg Cowboys, Professional Mermaids, and More Jobs You Didn’t Know Existed

Get to know a rent-a-stranger, a flavor inventor, and more people with the best answers to “So what do you do?”

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When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher, a writer, a doctor? You probably didn’t think you could be a falconer. Or a mountain-bike trail builder. Or a full-time Disney princess. (Well, maybe you did think you could be that one). There are so many jobs in the world that we’ve never heard of. Read on to discover some of the coolest ones.

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