Let’s travel back to 1917, the year when two little girls convinced the world that fairies exist.
Elsie Wright (16) and Frances Griffiths (9) from Cottingley, England decided to give reality a magical twist.
Five photos appear to depict small creatures playing carelessly in the grass.
It was not easy being a prankster a century ago. With no Photoshop around, the two cousins got busy making cardboard cutouts.
What amazes the most is the number of people that fell for it. The hoax they perpetrated was good enough to stay in the headlines and even convince Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The mystery surrounding the Cottingley Fairies survived until the 1980s when the two decided to end the game. Can you imagine the old ladies whispering the truth from their deathbeds? There must a special place in hell for liars that don’t know when to stop.
