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The answer will shock you! Spoiler, no, giants didn't build Stonehenge.
Well, Fox ran a very scientific poll of 100 men and women who use bath salts recreationally in the panhandle of Florida— and according to Fox, “a lot of people are saying it’s possible…”
Well fuck, you got me there.
How do you know?
I know they did. Because look at them compared to Stonehenge.
There is a lack of evidence to point to anything other than humans building it.