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The first of April is a day when people like to play
pranks on one another. ___1___ history, many interesting
and amusing ___2___ were played
on April Fool's day. ___3___ famous April Fool's trick
was played in 1860.
Before ___4___ first of April, many people in England
had received cards
___5___ them to witness an annual affair. This affair
was ___6___
to be the washing of the white lions ___7___ the Tower
of London. The event
would ___8___ place at a place called 'The White Gate'. On the actual day, there was a huge crowd searching
___9___ this gate
at the Tower of London. Everyone ___10___ baffled as no
one knew of its
existence at ___11___. It took some time for the crowd
to ___12___
what day it was. They were ___13___ of a practical joke.
Another April Fool's prank was ___14___ by a British
television station in
1957. On April Fool's day, this station ___15___ a
documentary on farmers in
Italy harvesting spaghetti. Farmers were seen ___16___
long strips of
spaghetti from trees and shrubs. Many people were
actually ___17___ in
by this program. It did not ___18___ to them that
spaghetti is a
man-made ___19___; it does not
___20___ on trees! |
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The first of April is a day when people like to play
pranks on one another.
Throughout history, many interesting
and amusing pranks were played
on April Fool's day. One famous April Fool's trick
was played in 1860.
Before the first of April, many people in England
had received cards
inviting them to witness an annual affair. This affair
was supposed
to be the washing of the white lions
at the Tower
of London. The event
would take place at a place called 'The White Gate'. On the actual day, there was a huge crowd searching
for this gate
at the Tower of London. Everyone
was baffled as no
one knew of its
existence at all. It took some time for the crowd
to realize
what day it was. They were
victims of a practical joke.
Another April Fool's prank was
played by a British
television station in
1957. On April Fool's day, this station
showed a
documentary on farmers in
Italy harvesting spaghetti. Farmers were seen
gathering
long strips of
spaghetti from trees and shrubs. Many people were
actually taken in
by this program. It did not
occur to them that
spaghetti is a
man-made product; it does not
grow on trees! |
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