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non-event is an anticipated or highly publicized event that either does not occur or turns out to be anticlimactic,
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hoaxA hoax is a deliberate attempt to deceive or trick an audience into believing, or accepting, that something is real, when the hoaxer knows it is not; or that something is true, when it is false...
. Non-events are disappointing because they are often
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non-event is an anticipated or highly publicized event that either does not occur or turns out to be anticlimactic,
boringBoring may refer to:Making holes:*Boring , the drilling of holes or tunnels in the earth**Tunnel boring machine machine used in boring tunnels or shafts**Microtunnel boring machine , machine used in boring small tunnels or shafts...
, or a
hoaxA hoax is a deliberate attempt to deceive or trick an audience into believing, or accepting, that something is real, when the hoaxer knows it is not; or that something is true, when it is false...
. Non-events are disappointing because they are often
hypeHype may refer to:*Hype , 1981 album by Robert Calvert*Hype , American comedy television series*Hype!, documentary about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid 1990*Hype: The Time Quest, a 1999 PC RPG by Playmobil...
d prior to their occurrence.
Notable non-events include:
- The much-hyped 1973 appearance of Comet Kohoutek
- The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault
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opened Al CaponeAlphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a crime syndicate dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s....
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- The Year 2000 problem (Y2K bug)
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- Duke Nukem Forever
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