UF/FSU announce merger: Perry selected for new campus…APRIL FOOLS!

Posted on April 6, 2016

In recent years, the prevalence of elaborate April Fools’ Day pranks has been on the rise with major companies such as Google and YouTube taking part in the fun.

This year, traditional rivals University of Florida (UF) and Florida State University (FSU), joined forces for their own prank, announcing that the two schools would be merging to form a new joint campus called UFFSU located in Perry.

Photo: The video featuring the elaborate April Fools’ day prank involving the City of Perry, the University of Florida and Florida State University has been viewed more than one million times.

 

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