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plus: political pranks and a dog for democracy ONE CRACKED FACT | [View in Browser]( [logo]( The Texas Legislature Was Tricked into Honoring the Boston Strangler By: [RM Avatar] [Ryan Menezes]( • September 12, 2021 [09122021]( It was April Fool's Day 1971, and Tom Moore wanted to screw with his fellow Texas legislators. So he introduced a resolution to honor one "Albert DeSalvo"—the man who, though Moore didn't explicitly mention it, had confessed to strangling 13 different women in Boston. Resolutions honoring people are just about the most routine (and arguably pointless) thing lawmakers do. Outside of the occasional controversial honoree chosen for partisan reasons, these are people who did good stuff that we all like. And in his proposal, Moore listed several vague facts about DeSalvo that made him sound respectable enough. DeSalvo had "enabled the weak and the lonely throughout the nation to achieve and maintain a new degree of concern for their future," said Moore (because he made the vulnerable fear for their lives, but Moore didn't mention that). DeSalvo had "been officially recognized by the state of Massachusetts" (i.e., had been convicted and sentenced to life in prison) for "his noted activities and unconventional techniques involving population control and applied psychology" (i.e., killing and terrorizing people). The legislature approved the resolution, unanimously. In their defense, the name "Albert DeSalvo" was not quite as well known as his nickname, The Boston Strangler. On the other hand, the man's killings had ended just a few years earlier, so his name must have been better known then than it is now. The equivalent today, perhaps, would be lawmakers voting to honor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Bomber. Afterward, the press said this stunt aimed to prove that lawmakers pay no attention to the bills they vote on. Moore said it wasn't—he just did it for the laughs. But just because he didn't mean it that way doesn't mean it's not true. For other political pranks, check out: - [5 Killer Pranks That Prove Politicians Have A Sense Of Humor]( - [Susanna Salter Was The First American Woman Elected To Office (As A Joke)]( - [Bosco The Pro-Democracy Lab-Rottweiler Mix]( Top Image: Daniel Mayer [Daily Digest]( [What's The Deal With Broadway? Lights Up On These 12 Facts]( [By Adam Bumas / September 12th, 2021]( [Long Before The Internet, 'Twin Peaks' Anticipated The Need For TV Recaps]( [By JM McNab / September 12th, 2021]( [If 'Shang-Chi' Were 10 Times Shorter And 100 Times More Honest]( [By The Editing Room / September 12th, 2021]( [Don’t Be Ashamed: Adults Playing With Toys is Nothing New]( [By JM McNab / September 12th, 2021]( [15 Random Facts to Make Your Life More Factual and/or Random]( [By Cracked Writers / September 11th, 2021]( [READ MORE]( [fb]( [tw]( [yt]( [flipboard]( [insta png]( [tiktok png]( [ARTICLES]( | [PICTOFACTS]( | [Videos]( Literally media Ltd. 190 West St, Suite 17B, Brooklyn NY 11222 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2021 Cracked is published by Literally media Ltd. [Unsubscribe](