It’s April Fool’s Day. Geoffrey Chaucer’s, The Canterbury Tales (1392), contains the first recorded link between 1st of April and foolishness. pic.twitter.com/t1H18Uam2W
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 1, 2023
1 April 1957. BBC TV broadcasted the April Fool “Spaghetti Tree Hoax” on Panorama, which was convincingly presented by Richard Dimbleby, who claimed spaghetti grew on trees. In the days before cheap air travel, many TV viewers believed this was true. pic.twitter.com/SBg6wxsZ18
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) April 1, 2023





























































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