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The Cardiff Giant

2025/3/14
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康奈尔大学首任校长Andrew D. White
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主持著名true crime播客《Crime Junkie》的播音员和创始人。
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@播音员 : 卡迪夫巨人事件是19世纪美国最大的骗局之一,它引发了关于巨人遗骸真伪的激烈争论,最终证明双方都错了。事件始于1869年10月16日,纽约州卡迪夫镇附近的一个农场,两个工人挖井时发现了所谓的10英尺高的巨人遗骸。这一发现迅速传遍周边地区,吸引了大量人群前来围观,农场主最初想掩埋巨人,但很快意识到其商业价值,开始收取门票。人们对卡迪夫巨人的身份众说纷纭,形成了不同的理论,一些虔诚的宗教人士认为卡迪夫巨人是圣经中记载的巨人的证据;一些人认为卡迪夫巨人是古代土著居民雕刻的雕像;第一位到达现场的地质学家认为卡迪夫巨人可能是16或17世纪法国耶稣会士雕刻的雕像;一些人怀疑卡迪夫巨人事件是一场精心策划的骗局,目的是为了牟利。卡迪夫巨人的受欢迎程度迅速增长,吸引了投资者的注意,并被转移到锡拉丘兹进行更大的展览。巴纳姆制作了自己的卡迪夫巨人复制品,并声称是真品,引发了与卡迪夫巨人原件所有者的竞争。最终,在1869年12月,骗局的策划者@乔治·霍尔 承认了这一切。法院裁定巴纳姆的复制品不构成侵权。卡迪夫巨人现存放在纽约州库珀斯敦的农民博物馆,巴纳姆的复制品和另一个复制品分别位于密歇根州和爱荷华州的博物馆。卡迪夫巨人启发了19世纪的其他骗局,并成为人类轻信和商业炒作的象征。 @康奈尔大学首任校长Andrew D. White : 卡迪夫巨人事件毫无疑问是一场骗局,巨人的发现地点不合理,雕刻风格也显示其为现代作品。 乔治·霍尔: 我策划了这场骗局,目的是为了挑战圣经的字面解释,并向那些盲目相信的人展示他们的愚蠢。

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In 1869, the world was shocked by a discovery that was made outside of the town of Cardiff, New York. 

Two workers discovered what was claimed to be the remains of a 10 foot tall, petrified human being. 

The claim set off a fiery debate between those who thought it was proof of the Bible and those who just thought it was a long lost statue. 

It turned out, neither group was correct. 

Learn more about the Cardiff Giant and one of the biggest hoaxes of the 19th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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