April Fools’ Day, observed annually on April 1st, has long served as a playground for mischief-makers, jokesters, and pranksters all over the world. It’s a day when everyone gets to be a little silly and have fun. People all over the world play tricks on each other, making up funny stories or doing silly things just to make others laugh or be amazed. Some jokes are so funny, or, dare I say, completely outrageous, that they become really famous. Let’s take a look at ten of the craziest April Fool’s Day pranks ever pulled off in history.
Google’s “Mic Drop” Email Button (2016)
Los Angeles’ Airport prank
In 1992, the airport hung a banner welcoming passengers to Chicago, confusing arrivals. Imagine descending from a plane and then realising that you have landed in the wrong city. As soon as passengers started deplaning they noticed a banner that read, “Welcome to Chicago.” The 85-foot-long yellow banner on the ground that spelt out in 20-foot-high red letters was hung just above the Hollywood Park race track and was visible to any arriving passenger.
BMW’s “Self-Cleaning Car” (2019)
The Taco Liberty Bell
In this now-classic 1996 prank, Taco Bell took out newspaper ads saying it had bought the Liberty Bell “in an effort to help the national debt.” Even some senators were taken in, and the National Park Service even held a press conference to deny the news. At noon, the fast-food chain admitted the joke and said it was donating $50,000 for the landmark bell’s care. The value of the joke, of course, was priceless.
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