The Guardian Book of April Fool's DayMartin Wainwright explores April Fools Day's development into a media phenomenon, collects all the best spoofs, revels in the gullibility that greets the tallest stories, and finds the most incredible stories published on this day that were actually true. |
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Enter the Press | 12 |
Formula for a Fool | 28 |
Spaghetti Doesnt Grow on Trees | 39 |
Copyright | |
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