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1934 —Inaugural year for the now legendary Masters golf tournament. It was known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament until 1939, when it was given the Masters moniker
1937 — Year the first green jacket was presented to the winner
1955 — Year Memphian Cary Middlecoff won the Masters
2 — Number of times Middlecoff finished second at Augusta (1948 and 1959)
5.79 — Average amount of rainfall, in inches, Memphis gets each April
1564 — Year of the earliest documented April Fool's Day prank
1996 — Year Taco Bell ran April Fool's ad saying it had purchased, and renamed, the Liberty Bell the Taco Liberty Bell
1998 — Year Burger King ran April 1st ad promoting Whoppers for left-handed eaters, claiming it would drip only on the right side
1923 — Year the Cadbury Créme Egg was introduced. It was, and still is, available only during the Easter season
300 million — Number of Cadbury Créme Eggs made for Easter
12,000 — Miles all the Cadbury Créme Eggs made each Easter would stretch if placed end to end
$10.47 billion — Amount consumers are expected to spend on Easter this year
9.1 million — Lilies sold on an average Easter
