• A historical illustration of a woman in a red skirt ramming a cannon on a battlefield, surrounded by soldiers.

    20 Tall Tales People Attempt To Present As Real

    American folklore is filled with larger-than-life characters whose stories blend fact, fiction, and outright fantasy. Some were real people later exaggerated into legends; others were pure invention from the start. Here´s a tour of 20 names and myths from tall tales and the surprising truths behind them. 1. Paul Bunyan wasn’t quite so tall Long before Ant-Man loomed on the big screen, America already had a supersized folk hero: Paul Bunyan. This legendary lumberjack was said to yank trees from the ground as if they were mere weeds. Between carving out canyons with a single swing of his axe, Bunyan…

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