anecdote vs tall tale

anecdote

noun
  • A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. 

  • A previously untold secret account of an incident. 

  • An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. 

verb
  • To tell anecdotes (about). 

tall tale

noun
  • A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story. 

How often have the words anecdote and tall tale occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )