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EP. 156 — The Fake Fossil Finder w/ Adam Conover
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Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/05/piltdown-man-archaeologys-greatest-hoax
https://people.com/tv/qorianka-kilcher-insurance-fraud-case-everything-to-know/
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