On April Fool's Day in 1977, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a 7 page feature on the discovery of the fictitious island nation of "San Seriffe."
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The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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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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The Prince Charle Cinema in London has volunteer "ninjas" that hush obnoxious moviegoers.
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In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child "Buttocks" or "Prostitute".
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The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
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