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theswissspaghettiharvest
瑞士面条树
spaghettiharvest1957:therespectedbbcnewsshowpanoramaannouncedthatthankstoaverymildwinterandthevirtualeliminationofthedreadedspaghettiweevil,swissfarmerswereenjoyingabumperspaghetticrop.itaccompaniedthisannouncementwithfootageofswisspeasantspullingstrandsofspaghettidownfromtrees.hugenumbersofviewersweretakenin.manycalledthebbcwantingtoknowhowtheycouldgrowtheirownspaghettitree.tothisthebbcdiplomaticallyreplied,placeasprigofspaghettiinatinoftomatosauceandhopeforthebest.
1957年愚人节bbc新闻中说，瑞士的面条树大丰收，农民都在树上收割面条。大量观众上当受骗，打电话来咨询面条树的种植方法。bbc对此的回复是：把一根面条插在番茄酱里，然后就等着吧。
siddfinch
虚拟棒球天才
siddfinch1985:sportsillustratedpublishedastoryaboutanewrookiepitcherwhoplannedtoplayforthemets.hisnamewassiddfinch,andhecouldreportedlythrowabaseballat168mphwithpinpointaccuracy.thiswas65mphfasterthanthepreviousrecord.surprisingly,siddfinchhadneverevenplayedthegamebefore.instead,hehadmasteredtheartofthepitchinatibetanmonasteryundertheguidanceofthegreatpoet-saintlamamilaraspa.metsfanscelebratedtheirteams'amazingluckathavingfoundsuchagiftedplayer,andsportsillustratedwasfloodedwithrequestsformoreinformation.inrealitythislegendaryplayeronlyexistedintheimaginationoftheauthorofthearticle,georgeplimpton.
1985年愚人节，运动画刊杂志发布一条假消息，称一个名为siddfinch的新人棒球投球手，能投出168mph时速的球，比当时记录高出65mph；而且这位新人之前都没有玩过棒球！他在一个西藏的寺庙里学会了投球的艺术。大批棒球粉丝因此被骗。其实这个只是文章作者瞎编的。
instantcolortv
即时彩色电视
image1962:in1962therewasonlyonetvchannelinsweden,anditbroadcastinblackandwhite.thestation'stechnicalexpert,kjellstensson,appearedonthenewstoannouncethat,thankstoanewtechnology,viewerscouldconverttheirexistingsetstodisplaycolorreception.alltheyhadtodowaspullanylonstockingovertheirtvscreen.stenssonproceededtodemonstratetheprocess.thousandsofpeopleweretakenin.regularcolorbroadcastsonlycommencedinswedenonapril1,1970.
1962年愚人节，当时瑞典还只有一个电视频道，而且是黑白的。电视台的技术人员当天在新闻中说，彩色电视已经研发成功，用户只需拿一双尼龙袜盖在电视屏幕上就行。还真有人信了。
thetacolibertybell
塔可自由钟
tacolibertybell1996:thetacobellcorporationannouncedithadboughtthelibertybellandwasrenamingitthetacolibertybell.hundredsofoutragedcitizenscalledthenationalhistoricparkinphiladelphiawherethebellwashousedtoexpresstheiranger.theirnerveswereonlycalmedwhentacobellrevealed,afewhourslater,thatitwasallapracticaljoke.thebestlineofthedaycamewhenwhitehousepresssecretarymikemccurrywasaskedaboutthesale.thinkingonhisfeet,herespondedthatthelincolnmemorialhadalsobeensold.itwouldnowbeknown,hesaid,asthefordlincolnmercurymemorial.
1996年愚人节，塔可钟快餐公司说他们买下了美国费城独立厅的大钟，并重命名为塔可自由钟。愤怒的市民打电话给费城的国家历史公园，要求确认这个消息。几小时后塔可钟快餐公司承认这只是个玩笑。当天最乌龙的事件还不在此。白宫会秘书mikemccurry被问到这件事时，随机应变回答说，林肯纪念碑也被卖了，现在被命名为福特水星汽车纪念碑。
sanserriffe
虚拟国家
image1977:thebritishnewspapertheguardianpublishedaspecialseven-pagesupplementdevotedtosanserriffe,asmallrepublicsaidtoconsistofseveralsemi-colon-shapedislandslocatedintheindianocean.aseriesofarticlesaffectionatelydescribedthegeographyandcultureofthisobscurenation.itstwomainislandswerenameduppercaisseandlowercaisse.itscapitalwasbodoni,anditsleaderwasgeneralpica.theguardian'sphonesrangalldayasreaderssoughtmoreinformationabouttheidyllicholidayspot.onlyafewnoticedthateverythingabouttheislandwasnamedafterprinter'sterminology.
1977年愚人节，英国卫报发行了长达7页的增刊，全是介绍sanserriffe这个印度洋上的小岛国的，据说那里有好几个分号形状的小岛。文章中大肆渲染了这里的风情和民俗，介绍了它的城市和首都，甚至总统的名字。当天卫报编辑室的电话都被读者打爆了，大家都想知道这样美好的度假胜地在哪。只有少数人注意到，首都名字bodoni是印刷术语，是一种印刷字体的名称。
nixonforpresident
尼克松复出
1992:nationalpublicradio'stalkofthenationprogramannouncedthatrichardnixon,inasurprisemove,wasrunningforpresidentagain.hisnewcampaignsloganwas,ididn'tdoanythingwrong,andiwon'tdoitagain.accompanyingthisannouncementwereaudioclipsofnixondeliveringhiscandidacyspeech.listenersrespondedviscerallytotheannouncement,floodingtheshowwithcallsexpressingshockandoutrage.onlyduringthesecondhalfoftheshowdidthehostjohnhockenberryrevealthattheannouncementwasapracticaljoke.nixon'svoicewasimpersonatedbycomedianrichlittle.
1992年愚人节，全国公共广播电台宣布，尼克松又要竞选总统了，他的竞选宣言是：我没做错事；我也不会再做错事。新闻中还穿插了一段尼克松的讲话。愤怒而惊讶的听众纷纷打电话来质问。随后主持人承认这是假的，尼克松的声音也是一个喜剧演员模仿的。
alabamachangesthevalueofpi
圆周率值的修改
1998:theapril1998issueofthenewmexicansforscienceandreasonnewslettercontainedanarticleclaimingthatthealabamastatelegislaturehadvotedtochangethevalueofthemathematicalconstantpifrom3.14159tothe'biblicalvalue'of3.0.soonthearticlemadeitswayontotheinternet,andthenitrapidlyspreadaroundtheworld,forwardedbyemail.itonlybecameapparenthowfarthearticlehadspreadwhenthealabamalegislaturebeganreceivinghundredsofcallsfrompeopleprotestingthelegislation.theoriginalarticle,whichwasintendedasaparodyoflegislativeattemptstocircumscribetheteachingofevolution,waswrittenbyphysicistmarkboslough.
1998年愚人节：newmexicans科学技术杂志宣称阿拉巴马州要立法改变圆周率pi的值，很快这事被传上网，通过电子邮件传遍全世界。阿拉巴马立法机构因此接到无数抗议电话。
theleft-handedwhopper
左撇子大汉堡
1998:burgerkingpublishedafullpageadvertisementinusatodayannouncingtheintroductionofanewitemtotheirmenu:aleft-handedwhopperspeciallydesignedforthe32millionleft-handedamericans.accordingtotheadvertisement,thenewwhopperincludedthesameingredientsastheoriginalwhopper(lettuce,tomato,hamburgerpatty,etc.),butallthecondimentswererotated180degreesforthebenefitoftheirleft-handedcustomers.thefollowingdayburgerkingissuedafollow-upreleaserevealingthatalthoughtheleft-handedwhopperwasahoax,thousandsofcustomershadgoneintorestaurantstorequestthenewsandwich.simultaneously,accordingtothepressrelease,manyothersrequestedtheirown'righthanded'version.
1998年愚人节，汉堡王在今日美国报纸上发布了真个版面的广告，介绍他们的新食物：左手汉堡，据说是专为左撇子人士设计，啥都没变，就是全部旋转了180度（小编好奇：转了180度有区别么？）成千上万的顾客因此前来品尝，而且有人要求设计“右手汉堡”。
hotheadednakediceborers
热性凿冰虫
hotheadednakediceborer1995:discovermagazinereportedthatthehighlyrespectedwildlifebiologistdr.aprilepazzohadfoundanewspeciesinantarctica:thehotheadednakediceborer.thesefascinatingcreatureshadbonyplatesontheirheadsthat,fedbynumerousbloodvessels,couldbecomeburninghot,allowingtheanimalstoborethroughiceathighspeeds.theyusedthisabilitytohuntpenguins,meltingtheicebeneaththepenguinsandcausingthemtosinkdownwardsintotheresultingslushwherethehotheadsconsumedthem.aftermuchresearch,dr.pazzotheorizedthatthehotheadsmighthavebeenresponsibleforthemysteriousdisappearanceofnotedantarcticexplorerphilippepoissonin1837.totheiceborers,hewouldhavelookedlikeapenguin,thearticlequotedherassaying.discoverreceivedmoremailinresponsetothisarticlethantheyhadreceivedforanyotherarticleintheirhistory.
1995年愚人节。探索杂志著名野生动物学家aprilepazzo博士在南极洲发现了一种新生物：热性凿冰虫。这种生物的头上有盘状骨头，血液丰富，温度很高，因此能够穿透冰层。他们以此来捕食企鹅。pazzo博士同时声称，经过详细调查，这种动物与1837年南极探险家philippepoisson的失踪有关：“对这种虫来说，他可能长得像企鹅。”探索杂志上还从来没有哪篇文章得到如此多的读者反馈。
planetaryalignmentdecreasesgravity
万有引力消失
1976:thebritishastronomerpatrickmooreannouncedonbbcradio2thatat9:47amaonce-in-a-lifetimeastronomicaleventwasgoingtooccurthatlistenerscouldexperienceintheirveryownhomes.theplanetplutowouldpassbehindjupiter,temporarilycausingagravitationalalignmentthatwouldcounteractandlessentheearth'sowngravity.mooretoldhislistenersthatiftheyjumpedintheairattheexactmomentthatthisplanetaryalignmentoccurred,theywouldexperienceastrangefloatingsensation.when9:47amarrived,bbc2begantoreceivehundredsofphonecallsfromlistenersclaimingtohavefeltthesensation.onewomanevenreportedthatsheandherelevenfriendshadrisenfromtheirchairsandfloatedaroundtheroom.
1976年愚人节，英国天文学家patrickmoore说，早上9：47时，一个千载难逢的天文现象就要发生：冥王星会从木星后面经过，导致暂时的重力失调，抵消并消减地球上的万有引力，因此人们能体会到一种奇妙的漂浮感觉。9：47，bbc电台接到无数电话，人们声称感到自己漂浮起来了。一个女人甚至说，她和她的朋友从椅子上飘起来，在房间里荡来荡去。