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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.
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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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#28: Wisconsin State Capitol Collapses
1933: The Madison Capital-Times solemnly announced that the Wisconsin state capitol building lay in ruins following a series of mysterious explosions. The explosions were attributed to "large quantities of gas, generated through many weeks of verbose debate in the Senate and Assembly chambers." Accompanying the article was a picture showing the capitol building collapsing. Many readers were fooled—and outraged. One reader wrote in declaring the hoax "was not only tactless and void of humor, but also a hideous jest." Nevertheless, in 1985 The Science Digest named this as one of the best hoaxes ever.
Comments
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Dear Creator
I enjoyed reading this april fool's day joke. Where did you get this brillant idea for a joke? I thought that it was so creative. I wouldn't have thought of this. Thanks so much. Enjoy creating more April Fool's Day Jokes.
Posted by Sara Hillert in Saginaw ISD Transitions Center on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 06:35 AM
I think it's great funny! Someone took themselves too seriously to think it was "a hideous jest". I mean, come on, politicians are always jibed at for being full of hot air, why not take it this one step further!
Posted by Jennifer on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 09:34 AM
That was funny! I was thinking of using this on my radio show.
Posted by Dustin in Michigan on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 02:08 PM
The reason why nobody found it funny is because the Wisconsin State Capital Building collapsed once killing many people during its construction in the 1880's.
Posted by Dan in Kansas on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 06:21 PM
That rocks.
Posted by Bad Ass Bob De Mars in Sector 7 on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 07:00 PM
Nice fake for the time. With the advent of Adobe Photoshop today, anyone doing that joke could really make it gory! LOL!
Posted by Katie in Oshkosh WI on Thu Apr 01, 2004 at 08:23 PM
This could best be termed ill-timed. The Great Depression had brought the production of humor almost to a standstill by 1933. Except for a very few high profile jokesters like Amos & Andy, Will Rogers, and the Marx Bros., comedy had pretty much disappeared from daily life. Much like the "War of the World" prank five years later, this item probably found Wisconsinites totally unprepared.
Posted by must i? on Fri Apr 02, 2004 at 02:30 PM
that was rediculos
Posted by melissa in ararat/victoria/australia on Tue Jun 01, 2004 at 08:46 PM
hehe that i am of a wisconsin citzen i am 15 and i am doing a story for my school newspaper for april fools day issue and i came apon this and i live in racine so that is close....and i thought it was hilariouse but of course i probably would have believed it...so i have to put bogus stuff in my article to make ppl belive it...so his awt a be good....:D...Good luck!!
Posted by Dark Shadow in Wisconsin on Tue Mar 08, 2005 at 01:40 PM
WISCONSIN RULES!! MINNESOTA SUCKS! thats right and the packers rule too
Posted by i lurv wisconsin in WI on Sun Mar 27, 2005 at 03:04 PM
The timing of this imaginary collapse of the Wisconsin legislature is interesting, although I'm sure it is coincidental.
The German parliament was the victim of arson within days of this hoax. Of course, the burning of the Reichstag was most certainly NOT a hoax; it gave Hitler the excuse he needed to suspend civil liberties and establish the totalitarian horror of the Third Reich.
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Rhino
Posted by Rhino in Canada on Sun Jun 18, 2006 at 10:58 AM
ha good one, nice photo editing at the time.
Posted by Austin in wisconsin rapids on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 03:35 PM
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