Cal's Flashcard

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An early internet prank pushed the story that the state of Alabama had passed a law changing a fundamental constant of the universe. What was it?

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It wanted to redefine the value of π to 3 in accordance with the bible

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A few years ago, the language-learning app Duolingo claimed to have added what to its service from 1 April? Options: An Uber-style taxi service where the driver would give you a language lesson during your trip, A course teaching you emojis, Its green owl would come round in person and bully you into doing your lessons, Lessons in the language of Klingon from Star Trek

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Its green owl would come round in person and bully you into doing your lessons

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Meet Shadow. True or False: He successfully flew a plane around a flight school circuit.

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True

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The Royal Mint were going to release a new collection of coins based on emojis. What was going to be on our new 50p coins? 🍆, 💩, 🔥, 😎

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💩

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True or False: The US government had to order NASA to take down its stream of a solar eclipse because people could see UFOs.

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False

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Fast food chain LEON pranked the nation by announcing a brand new flavoured toothpaste. What was the flavour?

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Aioli

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True or False: A Russian dairy farm has created a summer field simulation to help their cows feel less anxious.

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True

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It was announced that the Northern Irish government had decided to roll out a phased introduction of what time system?

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Decimal Time

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True or False: A tech company has created an app that teaches dogs how to code

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False

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Dulux pranked us when they launched a Scratch & Sniff paint range with a variety of limited edition scents. Which of these was a scent they marketed? Lynx Africa, Cookie Dough, Fish Food, Your Ex

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Cookie Dough