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Crossing the Equator
(April Fool's Day - 1938)
"The equator was recently photographed for the first time in history. It turned out to be a broad white line which this schooner had difficulty in hurdling." [
Life
- Apr 4, 1938]
Fictitious Geography of April Fool's Day
April Fool's Day, 1938
April Fool's Day Photo Hoaxes
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