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A chronological listing of some of the all-time greatest April Fools Jokes every perpetrated:
1957. The British news program Panorama reports that Swiss farmers are enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop, thanks to a mild winter and effective control measures keeping the spaghetti weevil population in check. The report includes images of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from "spaghetti trees," and leads to several calls from viewers asking how they too can grow their own spaghetti.
1962. A technician appears on Sweden's only television station to inform viewers that they can change their black & white reception to color by stretching a nylon stocking across their screen.
1977. The Guardian publishes a special report on the lovely island nation of San Seriffe, comprised of two islands, Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse — which look exactly like a giant semicolon floating in the ocean.
1985. Sports Illustrated reports that the Mets have sign rookie pitcher Sidd Finch, who learned to pitch from Tibetan monks and can hurl the ball 168 mph. (The fastest recorded pitch is 103 mph.)
1996. Taco Bell announces that they have purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell. White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry adds to the joke by announcing that the Lincoln Memorial has also been renamed to the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.
1957. The British news program Panorama reports that Swiss farmers are enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop, thanks to a mild winter and effective control measures keeping the spaghetti weevil population in check. The report includes images of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from "spaghetti trees," and leads to several calls from viewers asking how they too can grow their own spaghetti.
1962. A technician appears on Sweden's only television station to inform viewers that they can change their black & white reception to color by stretching a nylon stocking across their screen.
1977. The Guardian publishes a special report on the lovely island nation of San Seriffe, comprised of two islands, Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse — which look exactly like a giant semicolon floating in the ocean.
1985. Sports Illustrated reports that the Mets have sign rookie pitcher Sidd Finch, who learned to pitch from Tibetan monks and can hurl the ball 168 mph. (The fastest recorded pitch is 103 mph.)
1996. Taco Bell announces that they have purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell. White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry adds to the joke by announcing that the Lincoln Memorial has also been renamed to the Ford Lincoln Mercury Memorial.
