A Giant April Fool's Episode

This year's April Fool's Day episode is on the biggest thing that never was: giants! Dive normal-sized-headfirst into conspiracy theories and hoaxes surrounding giants in the archaeological record, and meet some giants that didn't exist in Saudi Arabia, India, the Caucasus, and Appalachia. Links Did the Smithsonian Destroy Thousands of Giant Human Skeletons? (Snopes) "Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax (National Geographic) “Flashpoints & Giants” (Coast to Coast AM) Steve Quayle (RationalWiki) Giants and Bonus Potatoes (Knowledge Fight) Was 19th Century apewoman a yeti? 6ft 6in Russian serf who could outrun a horse was 'not human', according to DNA tests (Daily Mail) Scholars debunk myth of prehistoric giants in West Virginia (West Virginia Explorer) Giant Amerindians: Fact or Fantasy? (Southeastern Archaeology) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular