The legendary April Fools joke once made the world wobble and then pity.
Every year, every year, on International Lie Day, many big companies, organizations or media “contribute” with interesting jokes. Here are the tricks that sound ridiculous, but convince many people:
Spaghetti grows on trees 
On April 1, 1997, the program Panorama The BBC (UK) reported that farmers in Switzerland have just had a bumper crop of spaghetti thanks to the good weather. There are many viewers in the UK who have been so relieved to believe and can’t help admiring that your country has bred this useful real species. In the news there was also a video showing Swiss farmers pulling down spaghetti threads from tree branches. Pi is redefined In early April 1998, lawmakers in Alabama (USA) decided to reduce the divine Pi in mathematics from 3.14159 … to 3 for simplicity. Naturally, this is a joke spread by an ordinary man named Mark Boslough. For some reason, rumors have spread far and many students and students have been celebrating. In fact, in 1897, the Indian legislature proposed to convert Pi to 3.2 for round but was unsuccessful. Effeil Tower is demolished On April 1, 1986, the French “national” newspaper, Le Parisien, reported that the front page of the French government decided to remove the Eiffeil tower from the center of Paris. After dismantling, the tower will be moved to and rebuilt at Disneyland Park. And the central land will be devoted to building a stadium to serve the 1992. This trick has caused many French people to have heart attacks and panic. Burger King launches a left-handed burger 
In April 1998, Burger King launched an advertising campaign for a new product: Hamburger for lefties. The composition is the same as usual but the composition arrangement will be 180 degrees reversed to accommodate left-handed people. This information instantly captivated and excited the left-handed association as I felt I was being cared for at last. So the “this is just a joke” correction of Burger King later made many customers disappointed. Google produces beverages 
Google is a company that loves to tease its customers by making April Fool’s jokes every year. The most famous of which is in 2005, the company announced that it was going to enter the beverage manufacturing field with a product called Google Gulp. Google advertises this drink to help increase intelligence and also have a healthy low-carb. In addition, the tech giant once tricked out products such as Google Romance – a matchmaking service, a Gmail Custom Time feature that could change the time to send emails back to the past or even five claims to have found. treasure pirate island. But on April Fool’s Day the only Google to tell the truth that it will provide 1GB of free storage for Gmail users, most people do not trust. Discovered life on the moon In 1835, sheets New York Sun has published a long article by famous astronomer John Herschel said his team had discovered life on the moon. The article details the life of flora and fauna there, such as herds of bison wandering the plains and blue unicorns living in the hills. With the reputation of astronomers, most readers believe and admire this great discovery. Big Ben Tower turned into electronic clock 
In 1980, the BBC reported that the symbol of London, the pride of Great Britain, was that the Big Ben tower would be renovated and transformed into an electronic clock to catch up with the new era. However, this joke did not bring joy to the station as expected because the BBC has been criticized for being so “long joking” that it has to officially apologize to the people. Thomas Edison invented the food-making machine Legendary scientist Thomas Edison was once a “victim” to deceive readers of the newspaper The Daily Graphic (USA) 1878. This newspaper reports that he invented an automatic food making machine. The machine can produce food and drinks from the raw materials of soil, water and air. The article describes both the mechanism of operation and the beliefs that it will solve the hunger for mankind. To the writer’s meticulousness, Thomas Edison sent a letter to the newsroom with only a few words “It was breathtaking.” However, he was not angry because at the bottom of the article, it was said that this was a joke, but many readers were too lazy to read it all, when reading the news about the invention, they were happy to send orders to the scientist. . Source: CNN
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