On April 1, 1996, a full page ad appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, and USA Today. It said: “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.”

This was an April Fool’s day joke and publicity stunt all in one. Later that day, the White House spokesman joined in. “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,” he said.

The Top 100 April Fool's Pranks Of All Time

I know I'm a few days late, but in honor of one of the silliest holidays ever, I will list here a series of quotes about fools and foolishness. All of the quotes are real, no fooling.

“April 1 is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three-hundred and sixty-four” (Mark Twain).

“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from wise men” (Marcus Cato).

“The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes” (Winston Churchill).

“You can always tell a Texan, but not much” (Unknown).

“I bought some batteries, but they weren’t included” (Steven Wright).

“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want” (Bill Watterson).

“He who winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes to ruin” (Proverbs 10:10).

“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’” (Psalm 14:1).

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline” (Proverbs 1:7).

“Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent” (Proverbs 17:28).

“It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury” (Proverbs 19:10).

"Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or any passer-by"(Proverbs 26:10).

"Like a thornbush in a drunkard's hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool" (Proverbs 26:9) (Or on the blogpost of a Phil)

“Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired man a maniac” (Hosea 9:7).

“Anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell” (Matthew 5:22).

“But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand” (Matthew 7:26).

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (I Corinthians 1:18).

“The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight” (I Corinthians 3:18-19).