April Fools' Day

About the history of April Fools’ Day, there are several versions. First, in 1564, France modified to the calendar, and they made Apr. 1st as Jan. 1st. . Therefore, many people were confused about the date, and others would send people gifts to make fun of those forgetful people. Nowadays, it becomes April Fools’.
Second, the legend was described in Bible. After 16 hundred years of Adam’s birth, Jesus made bloods to destroy the world. At then, Noah built an ark and sent out a dove to observe the land, and it was Apr. 1st. Later, people thought that it was like doing nothing, so they regarded this day as Apr. Fools’.
There are still several versions about the origins, but now I want to introduce something interesting to you. On this day, medium will play pranks to let everybody happy. For example, the Dutch television news reported in the 1950s that the Tower of Pisa had fallen over. Many shocked people contacted the station.
In 2008, the BBC reported on a newly discovered colony of flying penguins. An elaborate video segment was even produced, featuring Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) walking with the penguins in Antarctica, and following their flight to the Amazon rainforest.


However, there are something true happened this day. In 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment released Firmware 3.21 for the Sony PlayStation 3. This firmware disabled the "Other OS" feature on all PlayStation 3 models. The "Other OS" feature allowed customers to use the PlayStation 3 as a full fledged computer running Linux. The timing of this firmware "upgrade" was done so on April 1 so many people thought that it was a joke.
It is fun to play some pranks on April Fools’ Day, but you have to remember that these things are not too serious or it may hurt people!