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Marco Callisaya
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An atheist named George Hull created a 10-foot tall petrified man hoax in 1869 by carving a gypsum block to look like a giant man, burying it for a year on a farm, and then having it "discovered" to trick people into thinking it was evidence against the Bible. The hoax initially fooled many but was eventually exposed, becoming one of the most famous hoaxes in American history known as the Cardiff Giant.

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? The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous hoaxes in American history, was a 10-foot-tall (3m) petrified man uncovered on October 16, 1869 by workers.
WHOM CREATED IT? ? A New York tobacconist named George Hull. Hull, an atheist.
? Genesis 6:4 ? In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth.
? Hull hired men to carve out a 10-feet-long. ? He shipped the block to Chicago, where he hired a German stonecutter to carve it into the likeness of a man . ? Various stains and acids were used to make the giant appear to be old and weather beaten. ? When the giant had been buried for a year, Newell hired two men, Gideon Emmons and Henry Nichols, ostensibly to dig a well.
FEATURES: ? Height: 10 feet ? Weight: 2990 pounds
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  • 3. ? The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous hoaxes in American history, was a 10-foot-tall (3m) petrified man uncovered on October 16, 1869 by workers.
  • 4. WHOM CREATED IT? ? A New York tobacconist named George Hull. Hull, an atheist.
  • 5. ? Genesis 6:4 ? In those days, and for some time after, giant Nephilites lived on the earth.
  • 6. ? Hull hired men to carve out a 10-feet-long. ? He shipped the block to Chicago, where he hired a German stonecutter to carve it into the likeness of a man . ? Various stains and acids were used to make the giant appear to be old and weather beaten. ? When the giant had been buried for a year, Newell hired two men, Gideon Emmons and Henry Nichols, ostensibly to dig a well.
  • 7. FEATURES: ? Height: 10 feet ? Weight: 2990 pounds