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Piltdown Man Hoax: Mystery Of The "Missing Link" Fossils Found In 1912 EnglandA replica of the Piltdown man skull.

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Piltdown Man Hoax: Mystery Of The "Missing Link" Fossils Found In 1912 EnglandA replica of the Piltdown man skull.
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Piltdown Man Hoax: Mystery Of The "Missing Link" Fossils Found In 1912 England

clock-iconSeptember 20, 2023
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Why Do You Never Hear About Crop Circles Anymore?A crop circle carved into a green field against a sun set background.

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Why Do You Never Hear About Crop Circles Anymore?A crop circle carved into a green field against a sun set background.
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Why Do You Never Hear About Crop Circles Anymore?

clock-iconAugust 7, 2023
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The Archaeologist Who "Found" Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs In The Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon, with a rainbow above it.

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The Archaeologist Who "Found" Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs In The Grand CanyonThe Grand Canyon, with a rainbow above it.
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The Archaeologist Who "Found" Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs In The Grand Canyon

clock-iconJune 22, 2023
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Are The Aztec Crystal Skulls Real Or Fake?Aztec crystal skull

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Are The Aztec Crystal Skulls Real Or Fake?Aztec crystal skull
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Are The Aztec Crystal Skulls Real Or Fake?

clock-iconFebruary 3, 2023
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15-Year-Old Uncovers Major Wikipedia Toaster Hoax That Fooled The Media For YearsThe Wikipedia homepage.

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15-Year-Old Uncovers Major Wikipedia Toaster Hoax That Fooled The Media For YearsThe Wikipedia homepage.
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15-Year-Old Uncovers Major Wikipedia Toaster Hoax That Fooled The Media For Years

clock-iconNovember 22, 2022
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The Giant Penguin Hoax That Fooled Florida For 10 Whole YearsA giant penguin, badly photoshopped onto a beach.

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The Giant Penguin Hoax That Fooled Florida For 10 Whole YearsA giant penguin, badly photoshopped onto a beach.
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The Giant Penguin Hoax That Fooled Florida For 10 Whole Years

clock-iconAugust 24, 2022
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Wildlife Presenter Claims To Find "Bigfoot" Skull In British Columbia. Here's What Scientists ThinkA gorilla skull

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Wildlife Presenter Claims To Find "Bigfoot" Skull In British Columbia. Here's What Scientists ThinkA gorilla skull
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Wildlife Presenter Claims To Find "Bigfoot" Skull In British Columbia. Here's What Scientists Think

clock-iconJuly 11, 2022
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In 1869, Two Laborers Dug Up The So-Called "Cardiff Giant"article image

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In 1869, Two Laborers Dug Up The So-Called "Cardiff Giant"article image
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In 1869, Two Laborers Dug Up The So-Called "Cardiff Giant"

clock-iconMay 23, 2022
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What Is MSG? The Odd Tale Of Its Unsavory Reputationarticle image

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What Is MSG? The Odd Tale Of Its Unsavory Reputationarticle image
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What Is MSG? The Odd Tale Of Its Unsavory Reputation

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TikTok Appears To Believe This Monk Is 399 Years Oldarticle image

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TikTok Appears To Believe This Monk Is 399 Years Oldarticle image
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TikTok Appears To Believe This Monk Is 399 Years Old

clock-iconMarch 3, 2022
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Man Jailed For COVID-19 Grocery Store Licking Hoax Posted To Social Mediaarticle image

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Man Jailed For COVID-19 Grocery Store Licking Hoax Posted To Social Mediaarticle image
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Man Jailed For COVID-19 Grocery Store Licking Hoax Posted To Social Media

clock-iconOctober 7, 2021
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Frame From Infamous "Alien Autopsy" To Be Sold As NFT For $1 Millionarticle image

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Frame From Infamous "Alien Autopsy" To Be Sold As NFT For $1 Millionarticle image
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Frame From Infamous "Alien Autopsy" To Be Sold As NFT For $1 Million

clock-iconJune 2, 2021
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The 25 Greatest Scientific Hoaxes In Historyarticle image

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The 25 Greatest Scientific Hoaxes In Historyarticle image
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The 25 Greatest Scientific Hoaxes In History

clock-iconSeptember 18, 2014