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TIL the legend of Finn McCool, a 54ft tall Irish giant who was said to have made the Isle of Man by throwing a clod of dirt at a rival in Scotland. When his enemy sought revenge, Finn McCool disguised himself as a baby. His rival saw the size of the child, assumed the father was GIGANTIC and fled

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