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NJ Mall Goes Deep With April Fool's Prank: 'Opening 20-Never' NJ Mall Goes Deep With April Fool's Prank: 'Opening 20-Never'
NJ Mall Goes Deep With April Fool's Prank: 'Opening 20-Never' The American Dream Mall had the internet holding its breath on Tuesday morning — but it turns out the world’s first-ever underwater theme park isn't opening just yet. The East Rutherford mega mall announced on Tuesday, April 1, that it would be launching AquaDream, a fully submerged theme park with rides like Poseidon’s Plunge and Atlantis Racer, where guests could supposedly “race dolphins,” “dodge sharks,” and “ride roller coasters beneath the water.” The catch? It was an April Fools’ joke. "Opening 20-never," the website says. “We haven’t developed an underwater theme park... yet." Whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Real Darwin Award Candidate' Back To Sharing Prankster Videos Week After Being Shot At VA Mall 'Real Darwin Award Candidate' Back To Sharing Prankster Videos Week After Being Shot At VA Mall
'Real Darwin Award Candidate' Back To Sharing Prankster Videos Week After Being Shot At VA Mall Not even a bullet to the gut could stop infamous impractical “joker” Tanner Cook from doing what he loves, even if others don't. The mercurial menace is back to sharing his off-putting pranks on social media, less than a week after he was shot inside the food court at Dulles Town Center by Leesburg's Alan Colie, who had enough of the self-proclaimed influencers’ escapades. The moment police apprehended shooting Suspect at Dulles Town Center today pic.twitter.com/shv0cjQm8k — VAhiphopandnews (@VAhiphopandnewz) April 2, 2023 In a video posted on Friday, April 7, five days after he was sh…

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by Zak Failla
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Prankster Shot At Dulles Town Center Was Hoping To Have Some Fun, Dad Says Prankster Shot At Dulles Town Center Was Hoping To Have Some Fun, Dad Says
Prankster Shot At Dulles Town Center Was Hoping To Have Some Fun, Dad Says The father of a 21-year-old YouTuber who was shot by a man he was trying to prank in Loudoun County says he was just trying to have some fun. Tanner Cook landed in the hospital with gunshot wounds to his stomach and liver after he thrice thrust a camera in the face of 31-year-old Alan Colie last weekend at Dulles Town Center, his dad, Jeramy Cook tells Daily Voice. The elder Cook says his son — who runs Classified Goons on YouTube — didn't intend any harm. "He’s a nice, sweet kid and he does videos that are pranks," the father said, "but he’s not hurting anyone physically. He’s trying…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Haters Slam YouTube 'Prankster' Shot During Stunt At Dulles Mall: 'Stop F—ing With People' Haters Slam YouTube 'Prankster' Shot During Stunt At Dulles Mall: 'Stop F—ing With People'
Haters Slam YouTube 'Prankster' Shot During Stunt At Dulles Mall: 'Stop F—ing With People' A YouTube prankster shot at Dulles Town Center in an apparent stunt gone wrong over the weekend is catching heat from haters as he recovers in the hospital. Tanner Cook, 21, told WUSA9 from his hospital bed he was playing a practical joke on a man later identified by authorities as Alan Colie, 31, for his YouTube channel, Classified Goons. Colie didn't take well to Cook's joke, the prankster told the outlet. And so, he opened fire, Cook said. Cook suffered gunshot wounds to his stomach and liver, and as he recovers, his haters spam the comment section of his Instagram page with jabs like,…

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by Cecilia Levine