Giants have captured people's attention since ancient times, being the subject of numerous myths, tales, and religious stories. From the iconic Goliath in the Old Testament to the titans of Hajime Isayama, giants have always meant more to humanity than just someone who was a head taller than others. In the late 1860s, the body of a giant was found on a farm in New York State (USA) that shocked scientists and religious leaders to the core. It was called the Cardiff Giant.

Mary Reed and Anne Bonney were formidable pirates who held the entire merchant fleet of the Caribbean and Bahamas in terror in the early eighteenth century. These girls became friends in battle and pirated together for several years. Pirate life was not a hindrance to family happiness - during their lives the girls had 13 children, three of them during their pirate "career". How did they manage to be pirates at all, in an era when it was necessary to fight in hand-to-hand combat and where the stereotype "a woman on a ship - to bad luck" reigned? But, let's get to the point.

The story of one of America's most notorious financial fraudsters, posing as the daughter and heiress of steel millionaire Andrew Carnegie.

One of the most incredible hoaxes of the 18th century was the story associated with the charismatic, mysterious personage - George Salmanazar. This gentleman was first seen in the capital of Great Britain in the early 18th century. What he was doing and where he came from to witness those events was unknown. Today, by the way, the situation with this odious personality is not at all clear.