April Fools 2012 Hoaxes
April Fools 2012 hoaxes, fakes and spoofs for Apr 1st. Watch out for for money giveaways at a specific address.
🤡 April Fools' Day Pranks & Famous Hoaxes
Will and Guy love a good hoax. These pages collect harmless April Fools' Day pranks you can play at home or at work, and the most famous media hoaxes of all time - including the BBC's spaghetti harvest of 1957 and the trick that convinced Swedish viewers they could get colour television with a stocking.
There is also a year-by-year round-up of the best April Fools' hoaxes and the French tradition of Poisson d'Avril.
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April Fool's Day PranksHarmless pranks to try
Spaghetti Bushes - April Fools Day 1957The BBC spaghetti harvest
April Fool's Day - Color TV HoaxThe colour TV hoax
April Fools Computer PranksComputer pranks
Poisson d'Avril - April Fool's Day in FranceFrance's April fish
Funny April Fool's Day PicturesFunny April Fools pictures
📰 Famous hoaxes
❓ April Fools' Day questions
When is April Fools' Day?
April Fools' Day is on 1 April. In Britain tradition says pranks should stop at midday.
What is the most famous April Fools' hoax?
Many people would say the BBC Panorama report of 1957 showing Swiss farmers harvesting spaghetti from trees. Read about the spaghetti bushes.
What is Poisson d'Avril?
In France children try to stick a paper fish on someone's back without them noticing. See Poisson d'Avril.
Every April Fools' Day page
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April Fools Computer Pranks
April Fools Computer Pranks. These are only funny if you are in the right mood. The extra factor on ‘All Fool’s Day’, is that the victim too has to be in the right mood for the hoax.
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Poisson d’Avril – April Fool’s Day in France
Poisson d’Avril. April Fools day jokes from France and around the world. French schoolboys pin paper fish on their classmates.
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April Fools 2011 Hoaxes
April Fools 2011 hoaxes spoofs and fakes for Apr 1st. Watch out for for a variation on the Bambi paintball hoax. Our top tip is look out for the Barbary Apes.
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April Fools 2009 Hoaxes
April Fools 2009 hoaxes spoofs and fakes for Apr 1st. Watch out for spoof documenteries, fake scientific inventions and spurious invitations. April Fool’s Day hoax featuring video footage of the world’s first flying hotel in a converted helicopter.
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April Fools 2010 Hoaxes
April Fools 2010 hoaxes spoofs and fakes for Apr 1st. Google Changes Its Name Topeka. Reincarnated Sailor Revealed Pearl Harbor Conspiracy.
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April Fool’s Day Pranks
April Fools Day Pranks. Hand someone a ‘phone message asking them to return an urgent call from Mr Lyon. The number listed is for the local zoo.
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Spaghetti Bushes – April Fools Day 1957
Will and Guy’s hoax – Spaghetti bushes. In 1957 no lesser source than the BBC, informed us that Spaghetti came from bushes.
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April Fool’s Day – Color TV Hoax
Kell Stensson appeared on Swedish T.V. to explain how you could exploit the moiré effect to turn black and white television into 256 color.
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Funny April Fool’s Day Pictures
Will and Guy’s collection of funny April Fool pictures. The purpose of this page is to give you ideas for your April Fool’s Day pranks.
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April Fool’s Day Stunt and a Classic Radio Hoax
April first hoaxes. Space shuttle practical joke, also the famous ‘War of the Worlds’ radio broadcast.
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April Fool’s Day Hoaxes
April Fools Day Hoaxes. The origin of April first jokes comes from court jesters in the Roman Empire. One of the best cons in modern times was ‘Washing the White Lions. Incidentally, the French equivalent is called Poisson d’Avril.
