April Fools’ Day has delivered some legendary chaos over the years 😈
Here are some of the most famous pranks that people still talk about:

🧀 The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest (1957)

The BBC aired a straight-faced news segment showing Swiss farmers harvesting spaghetti from trees.
Thousands of viewers called in asking how to grow their own spaghetti tree. Iconic.

🌮 Taco Bell Buys the Liberty Bell (1996)

Taco Bell ran full-page ads claiming it bought the Liberty Bell and renamed it the “Taco Liberty Bell.”
The U.S. government had to reassure the public it was, in fact, still theirs.

🐧 Flying Penguins (2008)

The BBC released a very convincing “documentary” showing penguins that could fly… to the Amazon.
Narrated with full Attenborough energy. People believed it.

🍔 Burger King’s Left-Handed Whopper (1998)

Burger King announced a Whopper designed specifically for left-handed people.
Customers actually requested it at the counter.

⌚ Google Nose (2013)

Google claimed users could search smells online. Complete with “scent bytes” and testimonials.
Ridiculous. Perfectly on-brand.

🌍 Google Maps Pokémon Challenge (2014)

Pokémon appeared all over Google Maps, and people raced to catch them.
So popular it helped inspire Pokémon Go later on.

🧪 MIT’s Campus Dome (1991)

MIT students placed a full-size police car on top of the Great Dome overnight.
Still considered one of the greatest college pranks ever.