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In celebration of April Fool's Day, Angie and Theresa are at it again.
Angie starts off with the tale of the Cardiff Giant. George Hull and his cousin William Newell created this elaborate hoax to convince people that they found a giant petrified man – then the showman Barnum gets involved.
Theresa then shares the story of the Fox sisters. These renowned mediums ushered in the Spiritualist Movement. But were the frauds?
This episode pairs well with other hoaxes of history:
Spaghetti Hoax
The Time Traveler
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In celebration of April Fool's Day, Angie and Theresa are at it again.
Angie starts off with the tale of the Cardiff Giant. George Hull and his cousin William Newell created this elaborate hoax to convince people that they found a giant petrified man – then the showman Barnum gets involved.
Theresa then shares the story of the Fox sisters. These renowned mediums ushered in the Spiritualist Movement. But were the frauds?
This episode pairs well with other hoaxes of history:
Spaghetti Hoax
The Time Traveler

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