On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
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Famous billionaire Howard Hughes stored his own urine in large bottles.
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The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson considered becoming a male stripper to make money during graduate school. When he visited the club, the dancers came out with lighter fluid soaked jockstraps and set them ablaze while dancing to “Great Balls of Fire.” He chose math tutoring instead.
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Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung!
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To sell your home faster, and for more money, paint it yellow.
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