On April Fools Day in 1989, billionaire Richard Branson designed a hot air balloon to look like a UFO, and hired a dwarf in an E.T. costume to come out and scare whoever was near it when it landed.
April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582…
April 1st was originally celebrated as the New Year day, until in 1582 Pope Gregory XIII ordered a new calender to replace the old one. Those who continued celebrating the New Year on April 1st (either rebels or ignorant of the new changes) were thus branded ‘Fools’.
On April Fool’s 2002, 2 radio DJs suggested Kansas’ water supply was contaminated…
On April Fool’s 2002, 2 radio DJs suggested Kansas’ water supply was contaminated with “Dihydrogen Monoxyde” (H20), announcing it caused excessive sweating and wrinkled skin. It led to thirty 911 calls, water officials comparing it to a terrorist act, and both DJs being suspended indefinitely.
On April 1, 1962, the Swedish national television broadcast a 5-minute special…
On April 1, 1962, the Swedish national television broadcasted a 5-minute special on how one could get color TV by placing a nylon stocking in front of the TV. Thousands tried it.
When Gmail was introduced with an unbelievable 1GB free storage in 2004…
When Gmail was introduced with an unbelievable 1GB free storage in 2004, Hotmail only offered 2MB. Google announced Gmail on April 1st, and wrote a punny and unprofessional press release, tricking many into thinking it was an April’s fool joke.
Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a…
Mattel made and sold Wonder Woman’s “invisible jet” as a collectible. The package was an empty plastic shell with nothing inside, and was originally intended as an April Fool’s joke.