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Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold
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Mike Howgate is convenor of the London Student Skeptics and a frequent contributor to the Skeptic.
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From the archives:Â The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum
Mike Howgate
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29th October 2024
From the archives in 1990, Mike Howgate on the British Museum's exhibition of fakery, from the Cottingley fairies to the "true cross"
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