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What if a chess-playing robot could defeat Napoleon Bonaparte and Benjamin Franklin in the 1700s? Imagine the world's most brilliant scientists spending 40 years studying a "missing link" that was nothing more than a clever forgery.

Join me on a journey into the shadows of the past, where seeing isn't always believing. In this episode of Hoodie History, I'm pulling back the curtain on five of the most audacious, elaborate, and successful hoaxes ever pulled. These aren't just simple pranks; they are masterclasses in deception that fooled experts, captivated the public, and for a time, completely rewrote history.

We'll uncover the secret behind "The Turk," the 18th-century chess machine that concealed a shocking truth inside its gears. We'll dig up the story of the Cardiff Giant, a 10-foot "petrified man" that sparked a national debate between science and religion. We'll expose the scientific scandal of the Piltdown Man, a hoax that poisoned our understanding of human evolution for decades. We'll sift through the salted earth of the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872, a fraud that nearly tricked the founder of Tiffany & Co. And we'll step into the magical, fabricated world of the Cottingley Fairies, the cardboard cut-outs that convinced the creator of Sherlock Holmes that magic was real.

These are the stories of history's greatest cons. Whether you're fascinated by human psychology, a lover of elaborate schemes, or just enjoy a story that proves the truth can be stranger—and more deceptive—than fiction, this episode will leave you questioning just about everything!

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⏰ Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro: History's Greatest Lies
0:55 - The Turk: The Chess-Playing Machine That Duped Napoleon
3:20 - The Great Diamond Hoax: How to Trick Wall Street's Finest
5:57 - The Piltdown Man: The Forgery That Rewrote Human Evolution
8:24 - The Cardiff Giant: The "Petrified" Man Who Fooled a Nation
10:56 - The Cottingley Fairies: The Photos That Convinced Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13:29 - Conclusion: Why Do We Fall for Hoaxes?

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📖 Learn More About These Hoaxes:

History.com: How a Phony 18th-Century Chess Robot Fooled the World
https://www.history.com/articles/how-...

Smithsonian Magazine: The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...

BBC: Cottingley Fairies: How Sherlock Holmes's creator was fooled by hoax
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-l...

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