{"id":431,"date":"2018-04-01T19:13:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T02:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/?p=431"},"modified":"2018-04-01T19:13:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T02:13:47","slug":"top-5-april-fools-pranks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/top-5-april-fools-pranks\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 April Fool&#8217;s Pranks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, the highlight of springtime will finally arrive. That\u2019s right; it\u2019s April Fool\u2019s Day! (Oh, yeah, it\u2019s also Easter). Here are the top 5 legendary April Fools pranks to get you ready for the holiday hijinks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Pasta grows on trees<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVo_wkxH9dU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The advent of the television helped spread the April Fool\u2019s fraud. On April 1, 1957, the BBC TV show &#8220;Panorama&#8221; ran a segment about the year\u2019s bumper crop Swiss spaghetti harvest, inspiring many listeners to inquire about purchasing their own trees. If you heard it on television, it has to be true, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2. Do-it-yourself color TV<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-432 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/colortv-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/colortv-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/colortv.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1962, the Swedish national network tried a similar tactic; they put on a technical expert taught the audience that the black and white broadcasts could be made color simply by stretching a pair of nylon stockings over the screen. Reportedly, it would bend light\u2019s wavelengths and produce a color image. Many pairs of stockings were lost to this hoax on that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3. The Taco Liberty Bell<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-433 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/tacobell-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/tacobell-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/tacobell.png 733w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s a well-loved classic: the Taco Liberty Bell prank of 1996. Taco Bell took out newspaper ads saying it had bought the Liberty Bell &#8220;in an effort to help the national debt.&#8221; Things got a bit out of hand, resulting in the National Park Service holding a press conference to deny the news. A few hours after the paper came out, Taco Bell admitted the joke and donated $50,000 for the bell&#8217;s care. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. Left-handed toilet paper<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-434 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/CBhHZM6UIAMSUBX-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/CBhHZM6UIAMSUBX-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/CBhHZM6UIAMSUBX-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/CBhHZM6UIAMSUBX-1090x545.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/kksm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2018\/04\/CBhHZM6UIAMSUBX.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2015, Cottonelle took a step towards left-handed acceptance and tweeted that it was finally introducing left-handed toilet paper. The ad even featured a quote from the supposedly respected- and fictional- founder of the \u201cLefties for the Ethical Treatment of Lefties\u201d organization. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. The YouTube Collection<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_UmWdcTrrc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2012, YouTube made the monumental announcement that it was putting every video ever uploaded onto DVDs. Logically, it would take a few disks to hold them all- delivered in 175 trucks- so pack mule delivery was offered for customers in rural areas. To make a comment, all the customer would have to do is complete a simple paper form and mail it to the video creator directly.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the highlight of springtime will finally arrive. That\u2019s right; it\u2019s April Fool\u2019s Day! (Oh, yeah, it\u2019s also Easter). Here are the top 5 legendary April Fools pranks to get you ready for the holiday hijinks. 1. Pasta grows on trees &nbsp; The advent of the television helped spread the April Fool\u2019s fraud. 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