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# 🔗 [The Most Amazing Lie in History | Mental Floss](https://w
- URL: https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/11/19/the-most-amazing/
- Published: 2023-11-19T17:03:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-01T01:06:35.000Z
- Author: Paweł Orzech
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🔗 [The Most Amazing Lie in History | Mental Floss](https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58468/most-amazing-lie-history?ref=pawel.orzech.me)

\> The task seemed impossible, but luckily, the British had a secret weapon: a short, young balding Spaniard. He was the king of con men, an amateur spy gone pro, the world’s sneakiest liar. He was also, of all things, a chicken farmer.