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Aqua Pura
(April Fool's Day - 1945)
A York, Pennsylvania diner advertised "Today's [Soda] Fountain Special — Aqua Pura — only 5 cents."
Those who ordered the "Special" discovered that Aqua Pura was simply pure water. All profits from the joke were donated to the Red Cross.
April Fool's Day Food and Drink
April Fool's Day, 1945
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