Astro April Fools
April 2013: Some pranks were deliberate, some accidental.
Contributed by Bob Berman
Published:
February 25, 2013
Imagine a giant saucer hovering above Earth. Over every TV, aliens announce they’ll destroy our planet in one hour. When the time is up, they say, “Just kidding!” And then they fly off to mess with everyone’s head on some other world.
It does seem that one of nature’s traits is playfulness. Look at kittens or dolphins or some of your friends. They just want to fool around.
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