Watch out! April 1st, April Fools´ Day
April begins with a day of fun and jokes in Britain. April Fools´ Day is not a religious holiday, but it traces its origins to a pope, Gregory XIII, who decreed the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1582 and moved New Year´s Day from the end of March t January 1st. The change was published widely, but those who did not get the message and continuated to celebrate on April 1st were seen as foolish.
Fooling usually involves persuading people to do something silly. You cam only play fools on people before midday, At midday fun must stop.
Fooling usually involves persuading people to do something silly. You cam only play fools on people before midday, At midday fun must stop.
Here you have some famous hoaxes:
In 1980, the BBC reported that Big Ben was going to change to a digital clock. Some people were so shocked by the announcement that they phoned in to complain.
LEFT-HANDED BURGERS
In 1998, in the USA, Burger King published an advertisement for a ‘Left-handed burger’. The advertisement said that the new burger had the same ingredients as a normal burger, but everything was rotated 180 degrees. Thousands of customers went into restaurants asking for a ‘left-handed burger’, and some people even asked for a ‘right-handed burger’!
YOUTUBE FLIPS
But what was the reason for the turnaround? YouTube had a good one:"Our internal tests have shown that modern computer monitors give a higher quality picture when flipped upside down-kind of like how it's best to rotate your mattress every six months. But what was the reason for the turnaround? YouTube had a good one:"Our internal tests have shown that modern computer monitors give a higher quality picture when flipped upside down-kind of like how it's best to rotate your mattress every six months."And how did you view the new format? There were three methods available: turn your monitor upside-down, tilt your head to the side, move to Australia. Effective, the video giant Youtube decided to have some fun with people by flipping all the videos on the homepage upside down. It was also possible to flip any video of your choosing, simply by adding &flip=1 to the end of the URL.
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