Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.
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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 Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!
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To sell your home faster, and for more money, paint it yellow.
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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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