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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi once set drummer Bill Ward on fire as a joke, but they wound up needing an ambulance.

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Spice Up Election ‘16 With This Candidate Name-Swap Browser Plugin

Every time you Google “Rand Paul” you’ll get “Taco Bonerstink.”

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Watch These Undercover Mothers Catch Their Catcalling Sons In The Act (UPDATED)

When it comes to fighting street harassment, mothers know best. (UPDATED)

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Jimmy Kimmel's Back-to-School Prank Relies on Gender Stereotypes and Homophobia

Jokes about boys wearing girls clothes and "I'm so gay" t-shirts aren't funny.

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The Rules Of: April Fools' Day

Six steps toward playing, and getting played, on April 1.

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Intermission: TED Meets Improv Everywhere

Watch what happens when acting troupe Improv Everywhere and TED pull a prank on an unsuspecting audience.

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Intermission: Four-Year-Old Scares Her Dad, Then Apologizes

What a gal. The dad gets points for loving it.

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How the Lincoln Center Anti-Koch Prank Went Down: An Insider's Account

Mark Read of The Other 98% explains how Wednesday night's public shaming at the swanky David H. Koch Theater was executed.

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Improv Everywhere on Ice: Worst Ice Skater Ever

New Yorkers at Bryant Park ice rink got a surprise performance when what appeared to be a pitiable stranded skater found his figure skating courage.

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Christine O'Donnell Gets Pranked by Canadians Christine O'Donnell Pranked by Canada's This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Continuing the great Canadian tradition of mocking Americans is this video, shot yesterday at a Delaware polling station.

The GOOD 100: The Yes Men

How to Save the World, One Prank at a Time The legendary culture-jammers called the Yes Men have impersonated corporate officers around the...