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History Daily: The Unearthing of the Cardiff Giant

American History Tellers

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The Discovery and Contestation of the Cardiff Giant

PT Barnum's pursuit of the Cardiff Giant, a stone figure, for his museum leads to a legal battle over its authenticity, and the discovery that both giants are fake.

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