April 1, 1996 Taco Bell announces it has purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the "Taco Liberty Bell."
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Any of you remember that? Taco Bell put a full page ad in six major newspapers. Thousands of people called either Taco Bell headquarters or the National Park headquarters in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia branch of the National Park issued a mid-morning news conference to confirm the Liberty Bell was not sold. People were enraged that a historic, cherished item would be used for profit and fun. At noon, Taco Bell issued a press release announcing their hoax and claimed it "the best joke of the day." Ha ha. Then they mumbled something about giving $50,000 toward the upkeep of the Liberty Bell.
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Later in the day, White House press secretary Mike McCurry joked with reporters that "We’ll be doing a series of these. Ford Motor Co. is joining today in an effort to refurbish the Lincoln Memorial. It will be the Lincoln Mercury Memorial."
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Click here for a list of some other greatest April Fools Jokes. Also, leave a comment if you want to share any of your April Fools hoaxes you've been involved with. Have an awesome April Fools.
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I forgot about our last year's April Fool's. We hid Marj's truck during the night and in the a.m. when she discovered it gone, a guy from work called, acting as a police and informed her that the truck was found at a crackhouse and it was torn apart, parts taken, graffiti all over..... Marj burst into tears and I had to grab the phone and tell him to quit.
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