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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: In 1906, Chicago’s Newspapers Told Everybody The City Was Being Attacked By Dinosaurs
Description: It was probably more elaborate than your standard April Fools Day joke: today in 1906, the Chicago Tribune put together a two page "report," complete with pictures, about swarms of dinosaurs wrecking the city. Plus: it’s Easter Monday, and in the village of Hallaton, Leicestershire, England, it's the day for a competition known as Bottle Kicking.
April 1, 1906: Chicago invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction (Chicago Tribune)
Bottle Kicking in Hallaton (Amusing Planet)
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