The Legend of the Cardiff Giant

The Cardiff giant is what it became known as. He was positive to all outsiders that it was a petrified giant. The first president of Cornell University, Andrew D. White, said the whole matter was undoubtedly a hoax. Offers were made to buy the giant. It's an ancient statue. It's not a man. It's a statue. Well, you know, I guess you're right. I mean, I can't keep them from the world. It's too important. So he goes out and pitches a white tent over it and starts charging 25 cents admission. And then two days later, he raised the price to 50 cents. You get 15 minutes worth of time to