I know this is off topic but the other one on this was closed. If
you can post this in a brandnew post, please do so.
Pickled Dragon Hoax
Early in 2004 there was much excitement in the media over the
"discovery" in England of what appeared to be a baby dragon or
dragon foetus preserved in formaldehyde in an ancient glass jar.
The discovery was made by David Hart. He claimed that the strange
object had been saved by his grandfather, a museum curator, and had
then gathered dust in the garage for twenty years.
After much media attention and further spinning of yarns, the
pickled dragon was revealed to be a hoax. The "creature" was
actually a model created by Colin Shulver of Crawley Creatures. It
was made from Silicon with latex wings and nylon claws and
teeth.
The stunt was masterminded by Allistair Mitchell. Why? Publicity.
Mitchell was having trouble getting a publisher interested in his
dragon-related fantasy novel. He thought that the publicity might
get him a publishing contract.
He was right. His novel is to be published under the penname
P.R.Moredun
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