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History & Culture

The Frenchman Who Pretended to Be Taiwanese

June 1, 2023 Bubble Tea Island

In the 18th century, impostor George Psalmanazar captivated Europeans with his fabricated identities as a displaced heathen from Japan and a mysterious Formosan savage.

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