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April Fools’ Day: Most astonishing jokes in history

April Fools' Day is a very old tradition whose origin is unknown. Many people and organizations made jokes to each other throughout history on the occasion of April 1 and sometimes their jokes caused great panic. Here are the most shocking and funniest jokes made on April Fools' Day in world history:

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JOKE IN WAR (1915): At a time when the First World War was in full swing, a bomb-like object was launched from a British plane flying over the German-occupied Lille Airport. While the German soldiers fled frantically with the fear of explosion, the falling object was seen repeatedly bouncing on the ground. German soldiers, who went to the object, which turned out to be a soccer ball, encountered a note saying "April Fools' Day".