'History' tricks during April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day, also known as a lie day, is a fun, engaging festival for mischievous and humorous people. The day that friends can be cheated or pranked without fear of being angry.

April Fools, though not a formal holiday, is still celebrated by many countries every year on April 1, by spreading rumors, joking about many different topics to create joy. happy or teasing someone.

April Fools April is a day of lying without fear of being angry.

April Fool's Day has an unclear history. Each different culture has a history and a time to celebrate the different days of Lies, but usually on the first day of spring. People who are joking and funny in many countries are now eager to prepare " tricks" to fool their friends, and relatives on April Fools (1/4). But no one knows exactly this tradition, when, why and where.

The media did not stand outside of the fun once a year. Let's review the classic trick of April Fool's Day:

Google launched a clip that closed YouTube on April 1, 2013

YouTube publishes a video of the announcement that will be closed on April Fool's Day this year on the grounds that YouTube has now reached its 8-year-old date and we have been so attracted by the great service it has brought about to forget that Youtube is a contest and that competition has now come to an end.

The video is quite convincing when there are many YouTube stars in recent years like Antoine Dodson, David Devore Jr .

Google launched a clip that closed YouTube on April 1, 2013.

According to the clip, YouTube will close 10 years to " appraise " all videos uploaded and returned in 2023 to declare the winner. Not only that Youtube also organized a competition in which users will choose the most viewed video on this service over the years. And the prize for the winner will be awarded 10 years later, ie 2013 when the service comes back.

Of course, when watching this video, it can be seen that this is just a " April Fool " joke from Google. The closure of Youtube at this time is completely impossible because it is currently the largest video service in the world with over 1 billion visits per month.

Big Ben converted to digital format

In 1980, BBC reported that Big Ben clock would switch to electronic clock mode and people would soon be installing a new digital display panel in place of the old watch face. This news immediately shocked British listeners, they were annoyed, even angrily calling to protect the Big Ben watch.

Big Ben clock will switch to electronic clock mode.

The news also stated that the four earliest listeners who call will receive a Big Ben watch. It is hard to believe that even those who are overseas also call the BBC in the hope of becoming lucky.

The fairy's mummy in Derbyshire

In 2007, images of mummies shaped like a fairy, 8 inches (about 20cm) long, were posted on the Lebanon Circle Magik company website. It is known that this mummy was found by a man who was then walking his dog on an ancient Roman road in rural Derbyshire. A few days later, on April 1, the company's website had tens of thousands of visitors and hundreds of different emails. They are curious about the appearance of this strange creature.

But by the end of April 1, Dan Baines, the owner of the site, had confessed that this fairy mummy was in fact a hoax. Once a professional effigy producer, he created the creature himself.

Although I personally informed everyone on the site, there were still a lot of visitors to refute Dan Baines's words.

In fact, this is just an image created by humans.

The Swiss harvests pasta

On April 1, 1957, the BBC's news channel Panorama reported, because the winter this year was not too cold and the grain beetle was destroyed, Swiss farmers had a harvest. bumper spaghetti noodles .

In the newsletter, Pamorama also included a video showing Swiss farmers pulling spaghetti noodles from branches.

Images of pasta harvest in Southern Switzerland on the BBC.

Hundreds of viewers watched the news and called the BBC for advice on how to grow spaghetti.

The BBC replied, " Put a stalk of noodles in a tomato sauce container and then . pray to hope the best will come ". However, before the end of the broadcast even on the evening of April 1, the BBC published a notice saying that the news was just an April Fool's joke.

Black and white television into color TV . plastic bags

In 1962, there was only one television channel in Sweden, and aired in black and white . But on April 1, 1962, the station's technical expert, Mr. Kjell Stensson, appeared on news reports that thanks to the new technology, viewers could switch their TV to be able to view images. with vivid colors .

All the owners of the TVs need to do is wrap a colored plastic on the television screen. To convince more, Stensson modeled right in the program. Thousands imitate. Many people are now mature, recalling that their parents hurriedly ransacked their home to find such a plastic.

But of course, after that, they knew that they were being "well". And more interesting, just four years later, on April 1, 1970, the first color television program was broadcast in Sweden. Do not know when those who believe in the old plastic believe immediately the words of the host?

Penguins fly to Amazon to avoid cold

The BBC broadcast a video of flying penguins on April 1, 2008, and confirmed that they discovered the species at King George Island near Antarctica.

Penguins fly to Amazon to avoid cold.

The host, Terry Jones, was here even to show the truth when he said, " Instead of gathering together to protect yourself from the cold, they did something unexpected, which is not What other penguins can do, "is flying thousands of miles to the Amazon rainforest.

The fact is that filmmakers have used images of penguin-like birds and mimicked their movements to create an image of a newly discovered species.

One day after appearing, the video attracted 100 thousand views.

The ice is pulled from Antarctica to Australia

In April 1978, a barge carrying a giant ice sheet appeared in Sydney Harbor. Dick Smith, an adventurer, and also an adventurous millionaire businessman, has loudly stated that he had made the perfect plan to be able to pull that giant ice sheet from Antarctica. He will cut ice sheets into small pieces and sell them to the local people. At that time, many people believe that ice blocks formed from pure freshwater in Antarctica will improve the new flavor for their drinking water.

The local radio station also filmed and reported on this. But when it got there, it started to rain and people realized that the iceberg was a mess, made of fire foam and shaving cream . After the fire foam and shaving cream drifted away to reveal a white piece of plastic underneath.

In April 1978, a barge carrying a giant ice sheet appeared in Sydney Harbor.

Camouflage for deer against poaching

The owner of this prank is . PETA animal rights organization. On April 1, 2006, this prestigious organization announced the results of a new technology study to completely disguise deer. This technology includes steps to shoot deer, paint on them with a special paint that does not help " mix " into the environment, then drop back into the forest.

Camouflage for deer against poaching.

The pattern painted on the deer is also a pattern on the camouflage hoodie of the Army Task Force! The purpose of this is to protect the growing number of deer individuals in the wild before the cruel and unlimited hunting of humans. As a result, there are a lot of fishing "bites", but a large number of reputable websites and zoologists, they react very strongly to the work of PETA.

By the end of the day, the article was removed and a brief sentence was replaced: " Do you know what day it is today? ".

Effeil tower was removed

In 1986, Le Parisienn newspaper made you a panic because of the information that the French government decided to remove Effeil tower . After dismantling, the tower will be moved and rebuilt at Disneyland Park. Instead of the tower will be the stadium for the 1992 Olympics.

Planets line up to reduce gravity

In an interview with BBC Radio 2 radio station, which took place on the morning of April 1, 1976, Patrick Moore, the prominent astronomer, was informed by the British knighthood, at 9:47 am (now local), an astronomical event that only appears once in a lifetime will happen and listeners listening to the radio can experience this special event right at home: That is the Pluto will be in the position right behind Jupiter and aligned with Earth.

This will cause the gravity of gravity, causing the attraction of the Earth to be reduced.

The prestigious astronomer also told listeners that if they jumped right at the time of the three planets in line, they would experience a strange floating atmosphere.

Many people have tried however, not everyone feels interesting. One man angrily called to the BBC to complain that his speed of flying out of the ground was too fast, causing him to crash into the ceiling, and he asked the BBC for compensation.

Bill Gates was assassinated in Los Angeles

In 2003, CNN reported, Microsoft Corporation President William H. Gates III was assassinated in Los Angeles while attending a charity event held at MacArthur Park. The world's top billionaire was hit by two shots from a nearby cleanup Park Plaza and was quickly taken to St. John's Medical Center. Vincent. The announcement of Gate died when he arrived at the hospital at 12:46 Pacific Standard Time.

Bill Gates was assassinated in Los Angeles.

Police said the murderer identified as Alek Hidell was shot down by a LAPD agent in the hotel basement after he injured another employee. Hidell died at the County-USC Medical Center at 2:55 pm PST due to severe injuries.

Meanwhile, the BBC news agency published the article: " Bill Gates has affected the Korean market ". The article said that the share price on the Korean stock market fell by 1.5% - about more than $ 3 billion - after the local television station announced, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates was assassinated.

News of the assassination of Mr. Gates were simultaneously reported by 3 MBC TV channels, YTN and SBS. According to the BBC, in fact, that information is a hoax taken from the CNN website

Ceremony of white lion bathing in London tower

In 1860, people across London received an invitation with the following contents: " The London Tower itself invites everyone to attend the White Lion Bath on Sunday, April 1, 1860. This is a common meeting. and everyone will enter according to the White House path ".

Upon receiving such an invitation, by the afternoon of April 1, 1860, many people had moved outside the tower. However, after coming here, everyone was disappointed to learn that this tower did not have a lion at all.

After coming here, everyone was disappointed to learn that this tower did not have a lion at all.

Burgers for left-handed people

In 1998, Burger King posted an ad in USA Today. The ad says it is preparing a special cake for left-handed people. According to the company announced, the new product was created with the aim of serving 32 million Americans left-handed. This new type of cake is like Burger King's pastries, but all spices will be reversed 180 degrees to match left-handed people.

In 1998, Burger King posted an ad saying it was preparing a special cake for left-handed people.

After the announcement was made, thousands of customers went to Burger King's chain stores to request a test of the new Humberger and there were many who suggested it to make special cakes for people. right-handed. However, everyone felt disappointed when the company announced it was a funny joke on April Fool's Day only.

Find Lochness monster

On April 1, 1972, several newspapers in the world published images of the dead bodies of Loch Ness monster . Newspapers also note that a group of zoologists from Flamingo Park Zoo (Yorkshire, England) are looking for evidence of the existence of the Nessie monster, discovering the corpses floating on the water on the day. before.

The original report reported that this monster weighs about 1.5 tons. However, after a thorough examination, the corpses of this Loch Ness monster are in fact just a seal. John Shields, a zoo worker, confessed to putting a seal on the lake to fool people.

The seal died a week earlier and John Shields kept it frozen for a week before releasing it to Loch Lake. The seal of the seal was displayed at the Flamingo Zoo a few days before proceeding properly.

In fact, this is just the body of a seal.

Country shaped semicolon

In 1977, the Guardian newspaper (England) published a 7-page special report on San Serriffe, a small country located in the Indian Ocean, consisting of several islands forming a semicolon. The two main islands are called Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse.

When this article was released, many researchers conducted a thorough study of the country through articles in history. Many readers have called the newsroom to hope to know more about this attraction. In the end, the Guardian admitted it was just a joke to trick readers.

In 1977, the Guardian newspaper (England) published a 7-page special report on San Serriffe, a small country located in the Indian Ocean, consisting of several islands forming a semicolon.

First lady Cheery Blair painted red on gate 10, Downing Street

Dailymail on April 1, 2006, published a self-created story that caused many Britons to believe in " archaic ". The wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the time, Mrs. Chery insisted on painting the front door of No. 10 Downing Street! Thus, according to Mail, Cherry broke the tradition for decades, which has been painted black for 270 years into red, the color of the British Labor Party.

First lady Cheery Blair painted red on gate 10, Downing Street.