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About the Museum
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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#94: Tomb of Socrates Found
In 1995 the Greek Ministry of Culture announced that during excavation for the Athens metro system, archaeologists had uncovered what they believed to be the tomb of Socrates near the base of the Acropolis. A vase containing traces of hemlock (the poison used to kill socrates) and a piece of leather dating from between 400 and 390 BC were found in the tomb. The news agency Agence France-Presse immediately issued a release about the story. What it didn't realize was that the Greek Ministry was joking, forcing the news agency to issue an embarrassed retraction a few hours later.
Comments
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Smileys I think that is very convincing you should put that on the air then tell them it is an april fools!
Posted by kaylee pier in Sterling Colorado on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 11:23 AM
Yeah the greeks know what a prank is all about.
Posted by alma on Sat Apr 02, 2005 at 01:23 PM
Official verdict: not funny.
Posted by Humor Expert in earth on Sun Apr 02, 2006 at 01:30 PM
I think it's a great joke!
Any historian would've latched onto this; and any *good* historian should've known that you can't date a piece of fabric to a 10-year span more than two millennia ago.Posted by Ryan in Virginia on Sun Jul 09, 2006 at 07:46 PM
Seems like the Discovery Channel missed a great scheduling opportunity for one of its recent specials.
Posted by Deja vu on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 07:40 AM
i just toured athens and they still tell people that that is the tomb of socrates.
Posted by megan in wisconsin on Mon Aug 13, 2007 at 01:08 PM
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