Slideshow: Crazy Stuff That Has Happened on 4/20

April 20, 2011 • 8:30 am PDT
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Brace yourself. You might want to sit down for this, especially if you're stoned out of your mind, which you kind of seem like you are. (I can totally tell; everyone knows, actually.)

Today is basically the craziest day of all time.

Sure, there are only 365 days in a year, and every decade or so something newsworthy happens on each of them, but few days rival April 20. From tragic shootings to birthdays of evil world leaders to the advent of safe-to-drink milk, the day of festivity for pot aficionados the world over is a bizarre mix of horror, humor, and history.

It's also worth mentioning that in the alternate universe of the Terminator series, it's over the course of April 19 to April 21, 2011, that Skynet is implemented and the machines take over. So enjoy what time we have left and avoid cops in search of Sarah Connor.

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Tags: politics,; media,; culture,; history,; marijuana,; deepwater horizon,; hitler,; 4/20,; 420

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