From spaghetti harvests to fake news: why the glory days of April Fools gags are over
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From spaghetti harvests to fake news: why the glory days of April Fools gags are over
April Fools pranks are a centuries old tradition, and the media used to love taking part. But it’s hard to do so in a post-truth world.
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Always worth getting this classic Grandstand April Fools' prank out from way back in 1989! | BBC Sport
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😆 Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone! We’ve got the perfect video for you today – and, no, we’re not joking! Learn some April Fool’s Day vocabulary with Dylan and let us know about the best prank you have ever seen! 😂 #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #aprilfool #prank #vocabulary #vocab #elt #joke #joking #elt #englishonline #englishtips | BBC Learning English
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😆 Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone! We’ve got the perfect video for you today – and, no, we’re not joking! Learn some April Fool’s Day vocabulary with Dylan and let us know about the best prank you have ever seen! 😂 #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #aprilfool #prank #vocabulary #vocab #elt #joke #joking #elt #englishonline #englishtips | BBC Learning English
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Always worth getting this classic Grandstand April Fools' prank out from way back in 1989! | BBC Sport
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😆 Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone! We’ve got the perfect video for you today – and, no, we’re not joking! Learn some April Fool’s Day vocabulary with Dylan and let us know about the best prank you have ever seen! 😂 #bbclearningenglish #learnenglish #aprilfool #prank #vocabulary #vocab #elt #joke #joking #elt #englishonline #englishtips | BBC Learning English
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This 'flying penguins' animation is actually a spoof produced by the BBC for April Fool's Day in 2008
This 'flying penguins' animation is actually a spoof produced by the BBC for April Fool's Day in 2008
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Classic Grandstand April Fools' prank
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Our favourite April Fools' Day was when spaghetti grew on trees in 1957... #AprilFoolsDay | BBC
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1 April 1957. BBC TV broadcast the famous “April Fool’s Day spaghetti tree hoax” on Panorama, narrated by Richard Dimbleby. At the time spaghetti was relatively unknown in the UK with most British people unaware that it is made from wheat flour and water.
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Honest History on Instagram: "Did you know penguins can fly? That’s what this BBC trailer convinced people on April Fools' Day of 2008. Watch this video to see how they made a colony of Adélie penguins look like they were soaring through the air. 🐧⁠ ⁠ #aprilfoolsday #aprilfoolsprank #penguinscanfly"
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