April Fool's Day: 10 similar to the joke of news that turned out to be true
On April Fools' Day (or April Fools' Day), many media outlets deliberately publish fake news to prank readers, so it can be difficult to determine what information is true and what is actually a hoax. Sometimes reality can be something that is really hard to believe. Jokes aside: here are ten such news according to the version Air force.
1. Billionaire Ilon Musk has released a song in the style of rap
The BBC put this news first. The entrepreneur took a brief break from space exploration and creating advanced transport systems and released a track called “RIP Harambe,” which he boasted about on Twitter.
The song tells the story of a male gorilla, Harambe, from a Cincinnati zoo who was shot after a little boy fell in his cage in 2016. You can listen here.
2. Comedian Zelensky wins election in Ukraine
"A comedian with no political experience got the most votes in the first round of the presidential election,” notes the BBC.
According to 14: 00 Kiev time (7: 00 New York), after counting 77% of votes, actor and showman Vladimir Zelensky scored 30,40%. In the second place is the current president Petro Poroshenko (16,08%), followed by Yulia Tymoshenko (13,24%).
3. Mosquito bites can be avoided by listening to electronic music.
It's true - dubstep is especially effective, and more specifically, dubstep performed by American musician Skrillex, a new study shows.
Sound is “extremely important for the reproduction, survival and population maintenance of many animals,” says an international team of scientists. They played music to adult mosquitoes to see if it could scare them away. It worked.
4. Nigerians “import” pizza from London
Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Audu Ogbe said Nigerians are "using their mobile phones to import pizza from London" on British Airways flights.
Twitter users are up in arms following a minister's statement that Nigeria is relying too heavily on foreign imports. One user asks: “Dear British Airways, why didn’t you tell us that you have a pizza delivery service in Nigeria? Is there a mobile application for this?
5. Fish mucus can help develop new antibiotics
This is claimed by researchers from the University of Oregon. They investigated 17 fish species that were caught off the southern coast of California, and believe that the source for new antibiotics could be a layer of mucus covering their scales.
6. Golden Burger Served at Tokyo Restaurant
The gold-plated Wagyu beef burger, measuring 15cm high, 25cm wide and weighing 3kg, will be served at the Tokyo restaurant.
The Grand Hyatt Tokyo will add a "Giant Golden Burger" to its menu in honor of Japan's new emperor. You can try it for 100 yen (almost $000).
7. A rider was arrested for “driving” a horse while intoxicated.
In Cardiff, UK, armed police officers arrested a man who was suspected of being drunk on a horse.
The attention of law enforcement officers was attracted by the strange manner of riding a man on a horse - he was seen on one of the central streets of the city. The 29-year-old perpetrator was detained, but no charges have yet been brought against him.
8. Rapper Snoop Dogg forgot in the British club a backpack with $ 530 000 in cash
Snoop Dogg left a backpack in a nightclub in the English city of Exeter, in which there was £ 400 000 (about $ 530 000) in cash, the club owner said.
George Sloan said that the American performer was on a “mini-tour” in 2014 and accidentally left his earnings from all his performances at once in a backpack thrown at the DJ console.
9. US Army is going to take on the service of marine inhabitants
The US Army intends to use sea creatures to monitor the activities of its detractors. Scientists want to use their sensory abilities in order to capture signals that technology may not notice.
For example, they believe that golper-type fish could report information about the approach of drones or submarines.
10. The singing nun claims for a million dollars
A singing nun will compete for a $1 million prize on the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars.
Sister Cristina Scuccia, who lives in a convent in Milan, became famous after winning the television competition “The Voice” in Italy in 2014. Since then, she has released two albums and a video for Madonna's 1984 hit "Like a Virgin."
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