时讯：April Fool's Day

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therearelotsoftheoriessurroundingtheoriginsoftheday，butoneexplanationisconnectedwithechangeinthecalendarinthe 16 th century， whichmeantthat1staprilwasnolongerthebeginningoftheyear.thosewhostillcelebratedthenewyearon1staprilwerecalledfools。

sowhatkindofpranksdopeopleplayonaprilfool’sday？ well，therearelotsofsimpletricksthatyoucanplayonyourfriends.for example，youcouldwearablacksweaterandpullapieceofwhitethreadthi sothatpeopletrytopullitoff.youcouldchangethetimeonsomeone’salarmclocksothatthey’relateforwork.orglueacointheflonad

allthesearesmall-scalepracticaljokeswhichyoumightplayononeotherpersonorafewpeople.but there’salsoatraditionoflargecompanial e rexampleaburgerrestaurantonceclaimedtheywereintroducingaleft-handed burger！

in particular， themediaoftentrytomakepeoplebelievesomethingwhichisnottrue.newspaperspublishsomeludicrousstorieseveryer althoughsomeofthemares ningtotrytoguesswhichstoriesaretrueandwhicharefake.in the April fool’strion theyoftenincludeacluetothefactthatit’sa Joke.forexan

radioandtelevisionprogrammeshavealsofooledmanypeoplebybroadcastingreportswhichareuntrue.oneprogrammeannouncedtheinventionaf inn

andoneofthemostfamoushoaxeseverwasbroadcastbythebbcitselfin 1957！ averyseriousnewsprogrammecalledpanoramareportedonthepoorspaghettiharvestinswitzerland， andshowedpicturesoffarmerspickingspaghaghage hundredsofpeopleweretakeninandwrotetothebbcaskinghowtogrowtheirownspagheti。