In 1974, prankster Porky Bickar was so into April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire - fooling the local populace and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active.
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To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
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There's a flower called "Hooker's Lips" that literally looks like a set of hooker's lips.
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In response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus,” for the Sega Cd. In the game you drive a bus from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
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More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!
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