Travel Guides: Fodor's Wakanda

Andy Woodworth, Library Think Tank

Check out the library's collection of Travel Guides, especially our newly updated title:

Fodor's Wakanda 2018

Previous editions described the country as a cross between an idyllic rural paradise and a standoffish holler in the hills. This updated edition highlights new and never seen (outside of Wakanda itself) before urban attractions, science labs, and the rustic mountain retreat of the opposition party.

Fly from Atlanta to Wakanda, per this image of Gate T3 at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport:

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For more African travel options check out this recent Wave3 News report: find your own Wakanda

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Why do we celebrate April Fool's Day?

BA, April Fools by Stijn Vogels, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

April Fool's Day celebrations have been linked to the first day of spring in the western hemisphere, the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria, and even the date when France switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. Those that didn't realize the switch celebrated the new year on April 1, which we now know as April Fool's Day.

Whatever the reason that April 1 is the day for pranks, you can find more information about any of these historical April Fool's Day topics, or more modern pranks, in the library's collection.

Have you heard about Sidd Finch? Or what about when Taco Bell advertised in the New York times that they were going to buy the Liberty Bell? Do a little digging in ProQuest this April Fool's to find some of the most successful April Fool's Day pranks of all time.