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.
30
Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
34
The dildo was invented at least 22,000 years before the wheel.
47
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.
21
The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
930
There's a children's book titled "Where Willy Went" detailing the adventures of a sperm.
22