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Pranks for the memories: Four of history's best media japes for April Fools' Day

From Jonathan Swift landing a punch on astrology, to a BBC feature on a bumper spaghetti crop in Switzerland

Pranks for the memories: Four of history's best media japes for April Fools' Day — April Fool's Day - a day for tomfoolery of various kinds, especially in the media

Thu, 01 Apr, 2021 - 11:23

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