| DATE | COMMENT |
| October 31, 2000 | here is a hoax I found in a book I am reading, about the man who figured out how to measure a ships's longitude while at sea. it is the wounded dog theory, in 1687. Predicated on a quack cure called powder of sympathy, which was discovered in france by Sir Kenelm Digby to allow healing at a distance. from Dava Sobel's book, LONGITUDE: THE TRUE STORY OF A LONE GENIUS WHO SOLVED THE GREATEST SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM OF HIS TIME |
| October 19, 2000 | duckbilled platypus |
| October 18, 2000 | O.J. is found not guilty! |
| October 18, 2000 | In my opinion, I believe the shroud of Turin was the best hoax. So many people believed it was the burial cloth of Christ. If they had of took the time to read the Bible, and find out the description of Christ's body at the time of his death they would have known that he had NO facial hair. His beard and mustache were plucked out, which would have cause his face to swell. Another point to its "fakeness" is the spiritual side; it said in the Bible that Christ took on the sins, and Disease and sicknesses of the world,onto his body, which would probably mean, he looked like ground hamburger when he was being curcified. Plus radiocarbon dating proved it too.
Sorry for preaching! This is a excellent site, I enjoyed! Keep up the good work!!!! BS |
| October 15, 2000 |
Fun site. I love this kind of stuff. 2 questions if you have
the time: Question 1: I remember something about a hoax involving a woman pretending to be some millionaires' daughter. (Maybe Mellon or someone, by waiting in the millionaires foyer and then dropping her purse in front of a reporter with a check signed by the millionaire. She lived the high life and then was caught...who is the millionaire? Do you know? I've told the story for years without his name. Question 2: This may not be a true hoax question so I appologize. I've heard of 2 millionaire brothers who were practicle jokers all their lives. On his death bed one tagged the other and exclaimed, "you're it" and died. Do you know who these brothers were? Again, I don't and have been wanting to knowfor years. Thanks for your time. jr. I know the answer to the first question, but not the second one. The woman you're talking about is Cassie Chadwick, who was perhaps the most celebrated con-artist of the early 20th century. Chadwick pretended to be the illegitimate daughter of Andrew Carnegie. She claimed that Carnegie was paying her off in order to keep her paternity a secret. Based upon this claim alone she managed to borrow almost $2,000,000 from Cleveland area banks and wealthy individuals. She successfully pulled off this scheme from 1901 to 1904, at which point she was found out. She was sentenced to ten years in prison, but died after only two and a half years in jail at the age of fifty. |
| October 3, 2000 | robert fulton |
| October 3, 2000 | making a hoax seem real |
| October 2, 2000 | perpetual motion machines |