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7 facts about April Fools' sweepstakes
1. In 1962, Sweden had only one television channel, which broadcast in black and white. April 1 technical expert channel told the audience that, thanks to new technology, they can easily switch to color mode. To do this, it should have worn a nylon stocking that he demonstrated live.
2. April 1, 1947 died the Greek King George II. When the newspaper published a report about the death, many thought it was a joke.
3. April 1, 1976 English astronomer Patrick Moore played live BBC radio listeners, saying that will happen at 9:47 rare astronomical effect: Pluto will pass behind Jupiter, come with him to the gravitational interaction, and a little weak Earth's gravitational field. If students bounce at this point, they need to experience a strange feeling. Starting from 9:47 BBC received hundreds of calls with tales of a strange feeling, and one woman even he said that together with his friends looked up from the chair and flew around the room.
4. April 1, 1915 at the height of World War I on the German camp appeared a French plane and dropped a huge bomb. Soldiers rushed in all directions, but the explosion did not wait. Instead, the bombs landed a big ball with the words "April Fools!».
5. 20 March 2003 began the operation of American troops in Iraq. April 1 Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Abbas Khalaf Kunfut called a press conference and read out to journalists allegedly just received news from Reuters: "The Americans mistakenly struck the British nuclear missile forces. Seven were killed. " And after a few seconds in silence shocked the audience said: "April Fools!».
6. The Englishman Horace de Vere Cole became famous as the famous prankster. One of his best jokes began handing out tickets at the theater. Having given strictly defined place bald men, he has achieved that with these bald skull from the balcony reads like a dirty word.
7. In 2003, the Prague flooded advertisements about the opening of a new supermarket "Czech Dream" with record low prices. At the opening of more than 3,000 people gathered. After the ceremonial ribbon pererezyvaniya crowd rushed inside, but it turned out that in front of them was a huge poster of a flat in the middle of the field. All this action staged two students directing department, removing the film about these events.
Source www.muzey-factov.ru
A selection was Artem Weinstein
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