On April 1, 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti... continue reading

posted by mlx 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 2,141 views

This is the original radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds aired in 1938, which earned notoriety from the public and H.G Wells himself due to the mass public terror it caused. Orson Welles performed... continue reading

posted by BoneyD 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 28,102 views

Well, apparently they drink so much Kool-Aid over there at Fox News that they can't even read their own polls correctly. After asking viewers who was this year's most foolish American, the newscasters... continue reading

posted by aaronfr 1 decade 7 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 4,174 views

Some poor guy plans an elaborate Valentine's Day proposal in front of a live national TV audience and stadium full of people. It doesn't go well. (From Break)

posted by Zifnab 1 decade 6 years 9 months ago • 14,602 views • 1:46

A segment on Countdown with Keith Olbernann on how the U.S. Government FEMA bureau held a fake news conference on the 2007 California wildfires. The clip contains sarcastic highlights from the news conference,... continue reading

posted by marinara 1 decade 7 years 1 week ago • 1,860 views

White Wilderness - legendary as the key source of the public myth that lemmings commit suicide in droves by jumping from cliffs. Turns out that footage was faked and the lemmings were shoved off by the... continue reading

posted by aidos 1 decade 7 years 8 months 1 week ago • 14,069 views

From Prank 3:16, a girl is tricked into thinking that she got left behind, like in those stupid books with next to no basis in actual scripture. The whole thing seems faked to me, but it's still an interesting... continue reading

posted by Fjnbk 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 6,652 views

Two friends tag up on another in this stupid prank.

posted by dw1117 1 decade 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 4,444 views

Kid goes away to find *everything* in the room upside down! This took 9 days to execute.

posted by winkler1 1 decade 7 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 5,210 views

April Fool's Day prank at Case Western Reserve University in 2003. The chalkboards in Schmitt Lecture Hall dance to the theme song from Hawaii Five-O.

posted by lunkwill 1 decade 7 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,426 views

Presented by Terry Jones, formerly of Monty Python. "We'd been watching the penguins and filming them for days, without a hint of what was to come. But then the weather took a turn for the worse. It was... continue reading

posted by arvana 1 decade 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 4,805 views • 1:29

5 classics! Maybe to late to use them this year but you'll have them ready for the next time around.

posted by Grimm 1 decade 6 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 4,124 views