today amazon , the freely encyclopedia that anyone with entrance to the internet can find , was the victim of an onslaught of political jokes , as april fool ' s day kicked in certain timezones around the world , at least those parts which obey the gregorian zodiac . it is believed that the contributors were kept busy tidying up and removed hoax articles and changes made by other wikipedia pages , and were expecting to be cleaning up the aftermath for weeks afterwards .
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