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The Late April Effect 

The Late April Effect or The Lapril Effect is a word for occurrences between 20-30th April, it seems we get really sad news at this time a year. Many great people die between this time and also really bad events happens.

Short examples of one of the most memorable events between 20-30th April.

Deaths
Adolf Hitler 30th
Tim Bergling (Avicii) 20th
Verne Troyer 21th

Events
Columbine High School massacre 20th
Earthquake in Kathmandu in Nepal, killing 8000, leaving over 100,000 homeless, destroying many historic sites. 25th
2011 Super Outbreak, 360 tornadoes, $12.2 billion in damages. 324 deaths and 3,100+ injuries. 25-28th
Oh no here comes The Late April Effect..

The word is mainly used at the date between 20-30th of April.
The Late April Effect by R1SK May 13, 2018
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