May 22, 2024
In medieval Italy the village of Cerreto was purportedly the home of so many peddlers of fraudulent medicine that cerretano became a word meaning “fake doctor.” Eventually this shifted into the word charlatan.
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8 of History’s Most Famous Charlatans, Con Artists, and Tricksters
An alchemist who could preserve youth? A nobleman who danced in the belly of a fish? Famous tricksters have fooled, or at least entertained, thousands with their outlandish deceptions.
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