Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes

It would take up too much space (and time) to include all 100 top hoaxes on the blog, so I thought I'd share one of my favorites.

#4: The Taco Liberty Bell

1996: The Taco Bell Corporation announced it had bought the Liberty Bell and was renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of outraged citizens called the National Historic Park in Philadelphia where the bell was housed to express their anger. Their nerves were only calmed when Taco Bell revealed, a few hours later, that it was all a practical joke. The best line of the day came when White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale. Thinking on his feet, he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold. It would now be known, he said, as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.

For the full Taco Liberty Bell story, visit
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Taco_Liberty_Bell/

To see the full Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes list, visit
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/