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The story of the Cardiff Giant originated from an event that occurred on October 16, 1869. At that time, while digging a well behind William C.'s stable in Cardiff, New York, USA, workers made an unexpected discovery. |
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Specifically, workers unexpectedly dug up a 3m tall petrified giant . |
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The giant was named after the place where it was found, Cardiff. |
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Immediately after the above information was announced, many people rushed to come and were willing to spend money to see the Cardiff giant with their own eyes. Some even offered to spend a large sum of money to buy it back. |
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Many people believe that this is evidence of giants once living on Earth. |
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However, everyone was fooled. In fact, the Cardiff Giant was created by a tobacconist named George Hull. |
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George Hull used acid and smeared a humanoid plaster cast to turn it into a 3m tall fossilized giant to fool the public. |
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After creating the Cardiff Giant, George Hull hired people to secretly bury it underground. |
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Some time later, the Cardiff Giant was discovered while digging a well. This was all planned by George Hull. |
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It was not until February 1870 that the truth about the Cardiff Giant was made public. Accordingly, many Americans were deceived and lost a large amount of money because of this fake item. |
Video : 2m tall, 100kg giant in Can Tho (source: VTC14)
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