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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In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
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One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed.
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The Yo-Yo originated as a weapon in the Philippine Islands during the sixteenth century.
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Kampang School in northeastern Thailand is the first school to open a toilet for transvestite pupils.
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Donkeys are commonly used by the Iraqi Rebels to launch rockets!
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