Alisha Hessler
publication date: Friday, October 17, 2014 (part of Fall 2014)
category: 
Hoaxes
clue: What would she have called her reality show? Busom Buddies? Triple Threat? Mammory in the Middle?
explanation: Hessler, as pseudonym Jasmine Tridevil, claimed to have had surgery giving her a third breast. It was revealed to be a ploy using a prosthetic, intended to land her on a reality show. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Mike Rothstein, and Lori Lancaster
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