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WTF Fun Fact 13391 – Giant Penguin Hoax

Two men fooled Florida residents into thinking there was a giant penguin in Clearwater. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13391 – Giant Penguin Hoax appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

In 1976 scammers tricked the…

In 1976 scammers tricked the French government to invest hundreds of millions in developing “planes that could sniff oil”. The scammer obviously didn’t know how to develop such a plane. This lead to a political crisis called “Great Oil Sniffer Hoax ” in 1979. The post In 1976 scammers tricked the… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »

In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’…

In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’ published an article on how to extract psychoactive substances from banana peels. People didn’t realise it was a hoax and began smoking banana peels to try to get high off banana joints. The post In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source