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April Fools Day

A (much later) recreation of the <em>BBC</em> spaghetti-tree prank.

The Greatest Food Hoaxes of All Time

People have fallen for all kinds of culinary cons.

Anne Ewbank April 4, 2022

Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout

What began as an April Fools' Day prank ended in a testicle-spiked beer.

Gefilte fish is usually eaten at Passover, and is traditionally made of fish such as carp and pike.

Help Us Solve This Gefilte Fish Mystery

Do you remember a spoof news segment about this traditional Jewish food?

Natasha Frost April 26, 2018

Mark Cline.

roadside attractions

Inside the World of Virginia’s Roadside Attraction King

For more than 30 years, Mark Cline has been keeping the state weird.

Eric J. Wallace April 1, 2018

Cowabunga!

The Wichita Frog Wave of 1906

You wouldn't want to miss it!

Cara Giaimo March 30, 2018

Nothing to see here, as you were.

If You Wish for a Cactus Hard Enough, Can You Make It Real?

A long-lasting prank played by a German gardening journal seems to suggest you can.

Cara Giaimo March 29, 2018

This machine made music, not meat.

The Hoax That Claimed Thomas Edison Could Turn Dirt Into Food

Newspapers worldwide printed that he'd invented a miraculous machine.

Anne Ewbank March 28, 2018

"May I please speak to... Mr. Stiff!?!"

The First Prank Calls Were Surprisingly Morbid

Some things never change.

Cara Giaimo March 28, 2018

A rough day for Mrs. Tottenham.

Knock Knock. Who’s There? 2,500 Raspberry Tarts

The "Berners Street Hoax" took a common prank to extremes.

Cara Giaimo March 27, 2018

Snazzy.

The Great Oxford Poop Prank

Don't you guano know what happened?

Cara Giaimo March 26, 2018

Deer, Violence, and Videotape

When a deer ran over an aspiring rap artist on April 1, no one believed him. Until he got surveillance footage, that is.

Eric Grundhauser April 7, 2017

Great Blue Hill Summit

Milton, Massachusetts

Great Blue Hill

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.