历史上受骗群众最多的五大愚人节玩笑_BEC初级作文

历史上受骗群众最多的五大愚人节玩笑

Taco Liberty Bell—On April 1, 1996, Taco Bell Corporation took out an ad in six major newspapers to say that it was buying the Liberty Bell and renaming it the Taco Liberty Bell. Hundreds of protesters called in to the National Historic Park in Philadelphia, and were only calmed when it was admitted to be a joke.

收购独立大钟：1996年愚人节，Taco Bell公司在6家主流报纸上刊登广告，声称要购买美国著名的“独立大钟”并将其改名为“Taco独立大钟”。大量抗议者给费城国家历史公园打电话投诉，直到“肇事者”承认是恶作剧方才罢休。

Nixon for President—On April 1, 1992, broadcast of NPR's "Talk of the Nation" revealed that Richard Nixon was running for president again under a slogan that said, "I didn't do anything wrong, and I won't do it again." Listeners to the show were shocked and outraged, but the host later revealed it was just a joke。

尼克松又上台了：1992年愚人节，NPR广播台在节目中宣布理查德-尼克松将再次竞选美国总统，竞选口号是：“我没有做错任何事，也不会再做错任何事。” 听众纷纷表示十分震惊万分愤怒，不过后来主持人说这仅仅是个玩笑。

Metric Time—On April 1, 1975, Australia's "This Day Tonight" news program said that the world would be converting to metric time, with 100 seconds to the minute, 100 minutes to the hour and 20-hour days.