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Exploring the deception behind the Piltdown Man fossil, a misleading link between apes and humans that rocked the field of paleontology in 1912, and its lasting effects on the study of human evolution.

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In 1912, a discovery was announced that shocked the world. A British paleontologist announced what was perhaps the most important find in the history of paleontology.

The announcement was about the discovery of a fossil, which was claimed to be the missing link between apes and humans.

It was a groundbreaking discovery that, if true, would rewrite what we knew about early humanity.

Unfortunately, it was all fake.

Learn more about Piltdown Man and what was perhaps the biggest scientific hoax of the 20th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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