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Duckbilled Platypus
Type: Real creature suspected of being fake. Summary: When western naturalists first discovered the duckbilled platypus, they suspected it was a hoax. HOAX HAIKUThe bizarre creaureIn the river must be miffed,‘Cause he isn’t real(by J) Egg-laying mammal With duck-bill that doesn’t quack (Man that is so wack!) (by SP)Submit a…
Hippo Eats Dwarf
Type: Urban Legend. Summary: Newspapers report the accidental swallowing of a circus dwarf by a hippo. HOAX HAIKUDwarf-eating hippo travels all around the world Devouring midgets (by Exactor) A weirder story circulates by newspaper called “Dwarf eats hippo!” (by J)Submit a haiku For the past decade versions of the following…
Theft of the Sacred Cod
Type: College Prank. Summary: In 1933 Harvard students “codnapped” the Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. The Sacred Cod of Massachusetts. Theft is one of the classic and most-often-used tools in the toolbox of college pranksters. All manner of prized items are regularly spirited away at campuses throughout the world: statues, bells,…
Washing The Lions
Type: April Fool’s Day Prank. Summary: Victims were sent to see the washing of the lions at the Tower of London.AdditionalApril Fool’s Day ContentTop 100 April Fool’s Day HoaxesThe April Fool’s Day Database During the 18th and 19th centuries a popular prank in London involved inviting unsuspecting victims to come…
