Is it a Prank or Not?

In 1978 a giant iceberg was towed into Sydney Harbour, Australia, which turned out to be made of shaving foam. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

The information provided about the iceberg being towed into Sydney Harbour and being made of shaving foam is true. In fact, this event took place in 1978 as part of an advertising campaign for Palmolive soap. The campaign involved towed a giant iceberg made of soap flakes and foam into the harbor, where it was then melted and used to create a swimming pool in the middle of the harbor. This event drew a large crowd and helped boost sales of Palmolive soap.

In 1998, Burger King announced it was making a 'Left-handed whopper' for their southpaw customers. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

Burger King did indeed offer a "Left-handed Whopper" for customers who used only their left hand for eating burgers. The "Left-handed Whopper" was served in a wrapper that could be easily opened with the left hand, and it contained all the same toppings as the regular Whopper.

In 2005 the Finnish government announced that from now on, anyone caught thinking about elephants would be arrested. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

This is a joke or a hypothetical scenario, not a real law or policy. The concept of arresting people for thinking about elephants is absurd and not based on any legal grounds.

In 2008 the BBC claimed it had captured footage of penguins flying to rainforests where they would spend their summers sunbathing. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

In actual fact, the film clip was a smart work of computer animation and managed to fool millions of viewers all over the world.

A zoo in China passed off a chow chow dog as a lion. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

It's Not a prank! This actually happened, but was not meant to be a prank. One of the zookeepers put the dog inside when the ion was sent away temporarily.

Six students impersonated the Abysinnian royal family and got the navy to give them a tour of a battleship. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

It was a prank pulled by Horace de Vere Cole in 1910. Cole tricked the Royal Navy into showing their flagship, the battleship HMS Dreadnought, to a fake delegation of "Abyssinian royals". One of those students was Virginia Woolf an aspiring author.

A famous billionaire built a UFO and landed it in a London park while also enlisting a friend to dress like an alien. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

The billionaire was Virgin Group founder Richard Branson. He arranged for a hot-air balloon masquerading as a flying saucer to land in a field in Surrey, outside London. An alien in a space outfit exited the UFO, who turned out to be a midget.

Taco Bell pretended to buy the liberty bell. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

The Taco Liberty Bell was an April Fool's Day joke played by fast food restaurant chain Taco Bell on April 1, 1996. Taco Bell took out a full-page advertisement in seven leading U.S. newspapers announcing that the company had purchased the Liberty Bell to "reduce the country's debt" and renamed it the "Taco Liberty Bell".

An actor informed her co-actress that she had been nominated for the Best Actress award and encouraged her to come dressed up for a party at the set, as they would all be heading to the event together. Is this a Prank or Not?

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Answer explanation

Disha Vakani, a renowned Indian actress, was pranked by her co-actor, who pretended she had been nominated for Best Actress. Surprisingly, the prank turned out to be true as the producer received a call confirming Daya's nomination for the Indian Telly Awards!