The Cardiff Giant

<p>The <strong>Cardiff Giant</strong> was one of the most famous <a title="Hoax" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoax">hoaxes</a> in American history. It was a 10-foot-tall (3.0 m) purported "<a class= "mw-redirect" title="Petrified" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrified">petrified</a> man" uncovered on October 16, 1869, by workers digging a well behind the barn of William C. "Stub" Newell in <a title= "Cardiff, New York" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff,_New_York">Cardiff, New York</a>. Both it and an unauthorized copy made by <a title= "P. T. Barnum" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum">P. T. Barnum</a> are still being displayed. The original is currently on display at The <a title="Farmers' Museum" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers%27_Museum">Farmers' Museum</a> in <a title="Cooperstown, New York" href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperstown,_New_York">Cooperstown, New York</a>.</p> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/citationpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our Patreon page here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Be sure to check</span> <a href= "http://citationpod.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">our website</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more details.</span></p>