April Fool’s Day is a day when making jokes is welcome. Although many of them are already well known, and therefore do not raise any surprise, some of them surprise with their creativity to this day. in the media is full of surprises, and these are just a few examples.
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The most famous April Fool’s Day joke. A bountiful spaghetti harvest in Switzerland
In 1957, a report was broadcast on television about the exceptionally abundant spaghetti harvest in Switzerland. The video showed farmers from Ticino, a canton on the border with Italy, picking threads of pasta from trees to dry them in the sun. The bountiful harvest was achieved thanks to the elimination of the spaghetti pest and a relatively mild winter that did not harm… the plants. The material was produced so efficiently that telephones rang at the BBC and viewers asked where to get “spaghetti seedlings”. Journalists recommended putting a “spaghetti sprig” in a can of tomato sauce. The next day, the station clarified that it was just a joke.
April 1 on the BBC. Penguins flying to warm countries
The BBC is not afraid of screwing its viewers. In 2008, the station broadcast a sensational material about the discovery of a colony of flying penguins. The find was shared with the world by Terry Jones, known from the Monty Python group. Animals, as it was learned from the material, fly to warm countries in winter, especially valuing the tropical forests of South America, where they bask in the sun in anticipation of the arrival of spring.
The amazing discovery would electrify the scientific world if it were true. Unfortunately, penguins are still flightless birds inhabiting the cold waters of the southern hemisphere, although a few of them are known to be found in Madagascar.
April Fool’s Day joke from Google. The only such 4D glasses
In 2016, Google announced its latest invention. Cardboard Plastic were the first “real reality” glasses. Unlike the hardware showing virtual reality, the device from Google was supposed to guarantee a really real experience. Integrated 4D perspective, 360-degree surround sound, 20/20 resolution were touted. Thanks to special glasses, you could admire the beauty of nature, do garden work, play sports, and the manufacturer guaranteed an unforgettable “experience of sitting on a park bench”.
April Fool’s Day from YouTube. The most famous song on the internet
Rickroll is probably the biggest and most famous joke on the Internet. It involves sending links redirecting to Rick Astley’s song, “Never Gonna Give You Up”. Astley gained immortal fame thanks to the popularity of the prank, but in 2008 he decided to take the internet prank to the next level. On April 1, all videos displayed on the site’s homepage redirected to the “Never Gonna Give You Up” music video.
UFO attack on London? The alien was supposed to land on April 1
On March 31, 1989, British police officers received a strange message about a “flying light saucer” that had landed in a field in Surrey. As one of the officers approached the vehicle, holding a club in his hand, the door of the ship opened and a small figure dressed in silver stepped out. The police officer fled screaming, and the area was frozen by reports of an imminent UFO attack. The alien turned out to be a short man, and the spacecraft – a flying balloon, built by Richard Branson, then 36-year-old president of Virgin Records. He planned to land the balloon on April 1 in London’s Hyde Park, but due to changing weather conditions he had to land the day before. Branson’s wit almost landed him in jail.
Source: Gazeta
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