On this day in 1957, BBC showed footage of Swiss farmers harvesting spaghetti from trees, celebrating a record noodle crop. On 1st April 1998, Burger King advertised their new, left-handed burgers. Of course, Nessie, the Loch Ness monster also makes a “traditional” appearance on this day, year after year. Back in 1976, numerous callers reported that had actually floated in the air, following BBC’s announcement that due to a momentary alignment of Pluto and Jupiter, earthly gravity would decrease significantly for some time.
- Why did the first day of April become April Fools’ Day?
- Is it a global phenomenon?
- What are the craziest and most famous April Fools’ Day pranks?
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we collected our top 4 articles about April Fools’ Day:
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/april-fools-day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day
https://www.history.com/news/9-zany-april-fools-day-hoaxes
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