- In 1996, Yum! Brands' Taco Bell unit announced that it had purchased Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, and would be renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. According to the folks at museumofhoaxes.com, "when White House press secretary Mike McCurry was asked about the sale ... he responded that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold, though to a different corporation, and would now be known as the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial."
- In 1998, the folks at Burger King made a splash with their debut of the "Left-handed Whopper," as a convenience for the millions of lefties out there. The burger's fixings were remaining the same, but they'd be rotated 180 degrees. (Burger King is expected to have an initial public offering in the near future.)
- In 2002, Google revealed its secret: Its Web searches weren't based on fancy computer algorithms, but instead were carried out by specially trained pigeons.
- In 1986, millions were shocked to learn that the Eiffel Tower was being moved to Disney's EuroDisney theme park outside Paris. And in 1995, the Irish Times reported that Lenin's embalmed body would also be moved to EuroDisney.
- In 1996, when Virgin Cola was competing with Motley Fool Inside Value pick Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, it announced that it had developed cans that turned blue when their contents were no longer fresh. This was very clever, since PepsiCo had recently introduced a new look for its still-blue cans.
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