April fools and "earthquake" tricks, the most shocking is the "apocalypse"

April Fool's Day is celebrated by people in many countries around the world as a form of entertainment. Not only individuals but also many organizations, businesses, mass media agencies also sometimes participate in jokes on this day that make many people believe.

Discovery of life on the Moon

This April Fool's Day trick was the work of the New York Sun on April 1, 1835. This newspaper published a lengthy article by famous astronomer John Herschel, saying his team had detected life on the Moon.

The article details herds of bison wandering the plains or blue one-horned horses living in the hills. Thanks to the astronomer's reputation, most readers believed and were excited about this "big discovery", until it became clear that the article was just a joke on April 1.

London White Lion Trick

In 1860, Londoners received an invitation: "The Tower of London cordially invites everyone to attend the annual White Lion Bathing Ceremony, which takes place on April 1, 1860. Only pick up guests at the White Gate."

On the afternoon of April 1 of that year, crowds gathered outside the Tower of London and were shocked to learn that there were no lions, let alone white lions.

"Thomas Edison invented the food machine out of... soil"

April Fool's Day 1878, The Daily Graphic newspaper (USA) reported that scientist Thomas Edison invented a machine that could make food and drink such as meat, vegetables, wine or biscuits. from soil, water and air raw materials. The article very vividly describes the mechanism of operation of the machine and says that it will help solve hunger for mankind.

However, Thomas Edison was not angry, but only sent a letter to the newsroom with a few words: "It is spectacular." Actually, right under the article there was a caption that this was just a joke, but some lazy readers, not reading it all, sent orders to Edison.

Doomsday trick

On March 31, 1940, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia issued a press release stating that the entire world would be destroyed the next day, April 1.

The incident was even reported by US radio station KYW with extremely serious comments: "Scientists have predicted and voiced the most fearful of human beings, that the world will end at 3 p.m. And this is no joke for April Fools' Day."

Local authorities at the time had to deal with countless phone calls asking about the impending incident. The panic only subsided after the Franklin Institute said it had no such prediction. It was all a joke by William Castellini, the institute's press representative.

Spaghetti growing on trees

One of the most famous April Fool's Day pranks of all time is the famous BBC "spaghetti harvesting" video.

On April 1, 1957, an announcer reported that Ticino, a Swiss region near the Italian border, had "an exceptionally bountiful spaghetti harvest." Television even showed people picking up spaghetti noodles from trees and bushes, then sitting down at tables to eat.

Earth's gravity temporarily disappeared

On April 1, 1976, on the BBC, astronomer Sir Patrick Moore told listeners that at 9:47 that day, the temporary alignment of Pluto and Jupiter would reduce Earth's gravitational pull, allowing humans to briefly rise into the air.

Not to let the showrunners down, at 9:48 a.m., hundreds of people called the station's hotline to say they were literally floating in the air.

Making up an entire country

On April Fool's Day 1977, Britain's Guardian newspaper published a 7-page "special report" on San Serriffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean, made up of many islands, shaped like a semicolon. Accompanying the report is a series of articles detailing the country's geography and culture.

The article stunned public opinion. That day, many readers called the newsroom to ask how to travel to San Serriffe. However, San Serriffe does not exist and the whole series of elaborate reportage is just an April Fool's Day joke.

Big Ben watch into an electronic clock

On April Fool's Day 1980, the BBC again pulled a prank on the audience when it was reported that the Big Ben Tower, the symbol of the British capital, would be renovated and that Big Ben would be transformed into an electronic clock to suit the new era.

Contrary to its desire to entertain the public, the BBC has apologised after facing a storm of criticism for its joke.

Dismantling the Eiffel Tower

On April 1, 1986, Le Parisien, France's national newspaper, published on its front page the news that the French government had decided to dismantle the Eiffel Tower. Parisians were so shocked that they wanted a heart attack before realizing this was an April Fool's Day trick.

Google makes drinks

Google often creates April Fool's jokes for its customers. The biggest joke ever mentioned was made in 2005.

On April Fool's Day of that year, Google announced that it was about to enter the beverage industry, the new product would be called Google Gulp. According to the advertisement, this drink helps increase intelligence, and is also good for health because it is a low carb food (very low in sugar and starch).

In addition to the above trick, Google also made many customers believe when it announced that it would launch special products such as Google Romance matchmaking service, Gmail Custom Time feature to help fix the time of sending emails to the past. At one point, the airline even claimed to have found the pirate island treasure.

Because of the "hoax" many times during April Fool's Day, in one truth-telling session, Google was accused of lying. Specifically, when the company announced that it would offer free 1GB storage to Gmail users, most customers did not believe it because the announcement was made on April 1.

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