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April fools I wanted the most:

- NSA announcing they were dropping all illegal activities,

- Water allowed on board of planes,

- ISIS converting to Christianity,

- Apple patenting the patent,

- Snapchat releasing a payment system

Note that April Fools is on December 28th in Spannish culture. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day#Comparable...

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> NSA announcing they were dropping all illegal activities

I was thinking of something more along the lines of "NSA brings suit against NSA after it learns that tailored operations group was secretly spying on other divisions of the NSA".

> Wired has learned that the NSA has filed a confidential request for records from the NSA due to suspected illegal activities.

@JoblessWonder and @Thriptic, you deserve upvotes ;)

Snapchat payment system doesn't look like a good idea, unless you want the payment to disappear after a certain time

Well it's working out for Bitcoin.

Wait... snapchat did release a payment system.

That's the joke.

Actually, couldn't you do this now by snapchatting a bitcoin wallet QR code?

Water isn't allowed on board planes? I usually bring an empty nalgene through security and then fill it in one of the many water fountains in the terminals. Works well!

Psst, he's talking about waterboarding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding

Its actually a very smart topic :D

Even metal Sigg bottles go through security fine, so long as you've shaken all the water out and keep the caps in your pocket.

Doesn't seem to matter if the bottles are visible or inside your bag.

Tested in: Canada, Ireland, USA, UK, mainland Europe.

Water is allowed on planes. Obviously, since water (and many other refreshments) are served on planes. Liquids are not allowed going through security, but as you say, it's easy to refill your water bottle once you get through security.

Cathay Pacific does a water check at the gate for flights going from HK to the US.

https://support.snapchat.com/ca/snapcash

This is real though!

Well... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwjxBmMszQ

I love how ridiculous it is!

"Apple patenting the patent" -> hahaha, that would be a great idea, coming from any major tech company hold thousands of patents :)

waterboarding allowed on planes maybe?

(though with a 100ml limit)

Keep in mind that this has changed a lot during the last decade.

December 28th traditionally received little to no attention in Argentina, and April 1st is gradually picking up.

You may need to depend upon the Yes Men to fulfill some of those wishes, if you desire legitimate press conferences.

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