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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The Procrastinators' Club of America newsletter is called Last Month's Newsletter.
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Gary Kremen, founder of match.com, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on match.com.
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A group of officers is called a mess.
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The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
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Colorado switched mile marker "420" to "419.99" to stop people from stealing it.
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Author Ian McEwan helped his son write his A-level English exam about one of his own novels, Enduring Love. The teacher disagreed with his interpretation.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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