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Pepsi on the moon? Thousands of Iranians fall prey to hoax
France24 ^ | 06/06/2012

Posted on 06/30/2012 9:45:09 PM PDT by Pride_of_the_Bluegrass

On Tuesday night, thousands of Iranians looked up at the sky in the hopes of seeing the Pepsi logo appear on the moon.

In the past few days, rumors had swelled on Iranian websites and social networks, saying that Pepsi Co. was going to shoot powerful lasers at the moon to display the brand’s colors on its surface. Some took this as a joke; others believed it. Either way, many went up on their roofs to inspect the moon at the announced time. Our Observers in Tehran tell us more.

(Excerpt) Read more at observers.france24.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Cheese, Moose, Sister; Chit/Chat; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: hoax; iran; pepsi; wtf
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To: Steely Tom

We should project Obamas face on the Moon! Wouldn’t that be great! To honor him as Barack I, King of the world. Stalin tried that by projecting his face on a balloon over Moscow—Uncle Joe looking over his people.


21 posted on 07/01/2012 7:24:05 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll)
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