Seven Hoaxes for April First

Hollywood starlet Megan Fox was brilliantly Photoshopped into a movie poster for Wonder Woman. Genius marketing³ or fan obsession⁴? Either way it didn’t hurt Megan’s career.

Natural Blonds Are Near Extinction⁵

According to this hoax, the World Health Organization published a report claiming that natural blonds will become extinct by 2202. More on Wikipedia.

Machine Gun Camp for Kids

The video is convincing, but the motive⁶ is noble. It’s a campaign for a Canadian charity hoping to help war-affected children.

Cell Phones Can Pop Popcorn⁷

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An all-time classic. Cell phone accessory maker⁸ Cardo Systems released a viral video showing cell phones cooking popcorn.

The Banksy Pet Shop

Famous and reclusive street artist Banksy opened a pet shop in New York with some amazingly life-like exhibits. Showing caged animals doing human activities, the shop was both a cultural critique and a display of the artist’s social undertones.

CES Trade Show Prank⁹

A writer for the popular blog Gizmodo was banned from all future CES trade shows (a popular electronics trade show in Las Vegas) for attempting this stunt¹⁰. He went on a spree shutting down every large LCD screen he could find, filming the results.

Time Standing¹¹ Still

Improv Everywhere, the New York theatrical¹² group, accomplished¹³ another curious stunt by standing completely still in Central Station.

The Hotelicopter

The world’s largest helicopter is a hotel—and a hoax. The beautifully produced video makes it even more real. Hotelicopter.com.

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