May 2011
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The Prophet Hen of Leeds →
The Prophet Hen of Leeds was a doomsday hoax involving the Second Coming of Christ in England in 1806. A hen began laying eggs on which the phrase “Christ is coming” was found to be written. Eventually it was discovered to be a hoax. The hoaxster had written on the eggs in a corrosive ink to etch the eggs, and reinserted the eggs back into the hen.
May 24th
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May 23rd
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Unfulfilled religious predictions →
May 22nd
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May 13th
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Gry Puzzle →
The Gry Puzzle is a popular puzzle that asks for the third English word, other than “angry” and “hungry,” that ends with the letters “-gry.”
May 12th
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May 7th
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Great Stork Derby →
The Great Stork Derby was a contest during the period from 1926 to 1936, where women in Toronto, Canada, competed to produce the most babies in order to qualify for an unusual bequest in a will. Toronto lawyer, financier and practical joker Charles Vance Millar bequeathed the residue of his significant estate to the woman in Toronto who could produce the most children in a ten year period after...
May 4th
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May 4th
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Reactions to the death of Osama bin Laden →
May 3rd
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May 3rd
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