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Is Dihydrogen Monoxide Dangerous?

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David Mikkelson
Jun 22, 1999 The dihydrogen monoxide hoax shows that even the most innocuous of substances can be made to sou ...
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Donald Trump's Harvard Rejection Letter

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Dan Evon
Aug 18, 2016 An image purportedly showing the rejection letter Donald Trump received from Harvard University ...
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Did Mark Zuckerberg Announce That He's Closing Facebook?

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Dan Evon
Apr 18, 2018 A video purportedly showing Mark Zuckerberg announcing that closure of Facebook is a digitally a ...
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Is Daniel Radcliffe Starring in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'?

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Dan Evon
Apr 3, 2018 An April Fool's Day prank featuring a fan-made movie poster left some aficionados of the Harry P ...
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2018 April Fools' Day Roundup!

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Snopes Staff
Apr 1, 2018 A collection of the best japes sprung on unsuspecting internet users as part of the annual April ...
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Is President Trump Planning a Monument to the War on Christmas?

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David Mikkelson
Mar 30, 2018 A humorous article was just a seasonal jape, but not quite in the way that many readers recognized.
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Has Pluto Been Officially Reclassified as a Planet?

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Kim LaCapria
Jan 29, 2018 The decade-long debate over Pluto's planetary status has provided fodder for April Fool's Day jo ...
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Did Tokyo Open the First Human Meat Restaurant?

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David Mikkelson
Dec 2, 2017 Reports that a new restaurant recently opened in Japan is the first in the world to legally offe ...
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Dragon Skeleton Discovered in Iceland?

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Dan Evon
Apr 6, 2017 Reports that the remains of a mythical beast were found in the Nordic island nation were just an ...
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Derinkuyu Cave, part of a Byzantine-era network of underground living spaces in Turkey.

Was a Centuries-Old Underground City Discovered Beneath Cades Cove?

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Dan Evon
Apr 3, 2017 An April Fool's Day joke about a mysterious city discovered beneath the Smoky Mountains was mist ...
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Happy April Fool's Day!

Written by:
Dan Evon
Apr 1, 2017 Here's a roundup of some of this year's best (or worst) April Fool's Day pranks.
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Is 'Trump' Tattooed on This Man's Forehead?

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Dan Evon
Oct 25, 2016 A photograph of a man with the word "Trump" tattooed on his forehead was hard to believe.
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How to Create a Hybrid Kiwi-Banana Fruit

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Dan Evon
Mar 16, 2016 A video showing how gardeners can create hybrid kiwi-banana fruits is an old April Fool's Day joke.
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Scientists Create Kale and Cannabis Hybrid

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Dan Evon
Apr 15, 2016 An April Fool's Day joke claimed that scientists had created "kaleabis," a cross between kale an ...
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Contest Pranks Gone Wrong

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Barbara Mikkelson
Jul 19, 2005 We chronicle various cases of contest participants suing after receiving 'gag' prizes rather tha ...
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Boyfriend Murdered After April Fool's Prank Proposal?

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Kim LaCapria
Apr 4, 2016 A report that a woman shot and killed her boyfriend over a prank April Fool's Day marriage propo ...
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Was a 736-Pound Catfish Caught in the Mississippi River?

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Dan Evon
Apr 4, 2016 A photograph purportedly showing a 736-pound catch adds to the collection of urban legends about ...
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Weather Channel Switching to Celsius-Only

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Dan Evon
Apr 1, 2016 The Weather Channel played an April Fool's Day joke on their viewers with the announcement that ...
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Pimm's Signs Sponsorship Deal to Display Logo on Big Ben

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Dan Evon
Apr 1, 2016 London's famous clock has not gone unabashedly commercial.
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Donald Trump Announces His Campaign Is a Joke

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Dan Evon
Apr 1, 2016 A video purportedly showing the presidential candidate saying that his campaign had been an Apri ...
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