Piltdown Man, Nebraska Man, the Cardiff Giant, and even the Yeti or Bigfoot—they all have two things in common: they are beings similar to us, yet none of them exists in reality, as far as we know. Whether rooted in popular folklore or crafted as deliberate hoaxes, our collective imagination has always been captivated by these enigmatic creatures—past or present, real or not—as they offer more mysterious versions of our own humanity.
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