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Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century

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The Story of George Samanear

George samanear pretended to be from formosa, a far eastern country off the coast of china. He was able to convince people that he came from fomosa by saying his family didn't let him go outdoors much back then. The hoaxer got away with it for many years before being caught out in 17th century England.

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