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April 1, 2002
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This is [[April Fool's Day]], [[2002]]

April fools hoaxes for this year:
* [[The Register]]: [http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/24652.html reported] [[AOL]] buying up [[weblog]]s
* The [[Open Directory]] [http://[email protected]/April-01-2002_GOD_PR.html re-branded] itself as the 'Microsoft Directory Project'
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* [[CNN]] reported that two Montreal disk jockeys managed to phone [[Bill Gates]] on the pretext that one of them was Canadian prime minister [[Jean Chrétien]] wanting to set up a meeting with Gates.  What CNN didn't mention is that these two have a reputation for their audacious prank calls.  Previous recipients of their attention have included Queen Elizabeth II and Pope John Paul II.

*[[Blizzard Entertainment]], the [[computer game]] company that produced [[Warcraft III]], announced they would be adding a fifth playable [[race]] to the game: the Pandaren, a race of [[bamboo]]-eating, sword-wielding warriors. (see [[Panda]])
''Please add more [[2002]] April Fool hoaxes here, including any relevant external links''