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Statens Naturhistoriske Museum released a handout photo which featured a mermaid skeleton placed on the rock, where Denmark’s famous “little Mermaid” statue sits. It is listed as the best April Fool’s hoaxes ever created.

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The Case of the interfering Brassieres – 1982: A story about a local manufacturer was published by the Daily Mail. The story claimed that the Manufacturer had sold 10,000 “rogue bras that could produce static electricity. (BCCL)

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The 26-Day Marathon – 1981: The Daily Mail published a story about a Japanese long-distance runner, Kimo Nakajimi. The story said that Nakajimi participated in the London Marathon but, on account of a translation error, he thought that he had to run for 26 days, not 26 miles.

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Man Flies By Own Lung Power – 1934: American Newspapers published a photograph of a man flying through the air by means of a device powered only by the breath of his lungs. But no newspaper realized that it was joke. (BCCL)

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Metric Time – 1975: An Australian news program claimed that the country would soon be converted to “metric time.” According to the new system there would be 100 seconds to the minutes, 100 minutes to the hour, and 20-hour days. (BCCL)

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UFO Lands in London - 1989: On March 31, 1989 thousands of people saw a flying saucer which landed on the outskirts of London where locals called up the police to warn them of an alien invasion. But in reality, the saucer was a hot-air balloon that had been specially built to look like a UFP. (Getty Images)

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Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity – 1976: Patrick Moore, an astronomer, announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM, the planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter. He told to his listeners that they could experience a strange floating sensation if they jump in the air at the exact time.

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The Left-Handed Whopper - 1998: Burger King announced through an advertisement that it had introduced a new item to their menu: a “Left-Handed Whopper” specially designed for the left-handed Americans. (BCCL)

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