APRIL FOOL S DAY HOAXES OF ALL TIME

APRIL FOOL'S DAY HOAXES OF ALL TIME

HOW TO COOK A UNICORN The British Library, on its Medieval Manuscripts Blog, announced the "near-miraculous" discovery in its archives of a long-lost medieval cookbook that included a recipe for how to cook a unicorn.

King's College Choir Uses Helium The choir leaders had finally adopted a suggestion made by a colleague in the Chemistry Departmen t — use helium.

Big Ben Goes Digital The BBC's overseas news service reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. The service announced that the clock hands, being no longer needed, would be given away to the first four listeners to contact them.

Smellovision BBC TV interviewed a London University professor who had perfected a technology called "Smellovision" that allowed the transmission of smells over the airwaves. Viewers would be able to smell aromas produced in the television studio in their own homes.

The Left-Handed Whopper Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Todayannouncing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers.

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest The respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop.