Museum of Hoaxes Pranks and Scams

Museum of Hoaxes is an interesting Web site where you can learn all about hoaxes, pranks and scams. Some of the main categories include: "Encyclopedia of Hoaxes," "Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes," "College Pranks," "Famous Hoaxes Throughout History," "Hoax Websites," "Hoax Photos," "Hoax Photo Tests," "Gullibility Tests" and "Tall-Tell Creatures." Museum of Hoaxes has information on hoaxes, scams and pranks from 1700 all the way to the present time.

The Encyclopedia of Hoaxes or hoaxipedia is a large database that you can search for hoaxes with keywords. This section has a wealth of information on various hoaxes, scams and pranks. For instance, did you know that the phrase "selling the Brooklyn Bridge" is based on truth? The Brooklyn Bridge has actually been sold hundreds of times by people who do not own it.

Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes is a section that lists some of the best pranks and scams for April Fools Day. On April Fools Day in 1996 Taco Bell placed an ad in the New York Times stating they have purchased the Liberty Bell from the United States and are renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Here is there ad, "Taco Bell buys the Liberty Bell. In an effort to help the national debt, Taco Bell is pleased to announce that we have agreed to purchase the Liberty Bell, one of our country's most historic treasures. It will now be called the Taco Liberty Bell and will still be accessible to the American public for viewing. While some may find this controversial, we hope our move will prompt other corporations to take similar action to do there part to reduce the country's debt." I think that was pretty funny of Taco Bell to think of such a prank.