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Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.;2a;2b;AprilFool’sDayisacelebrationthattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundtheworld.IthappensonApril1steveryyearandisadaywhenmanypeopleplayallkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.;OneAprilFool’sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeoplerantotheirlocalsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeensoldout.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.;Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweightandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan10，000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.

ManyAprilFool’sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriendontohisshowonAprilFool’sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladywassohappybecauseshereallywantedtogetmarried.However,;whenshesaidyes,hereplied,“AprilFool!”Thatlittlejokedidn’thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.

Oneoftheworld’smostfamoustricks,however,happenedinOctoberratherthaninApril.Inthatmonthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthataliensfromMarshadlandedontheearth.HedescribedwheretheyhadlandedandtoldhowtheyweremovingacrosstheUnitedStates.;Wellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfearspreadacrossthewholecountry.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestory

wasahoax,thousandsofpeoplehad

lefttheirhomes.;2c;3.WhydidtheTVstarsjokehaveabadending?

4.WhendidOrsonWellestellpeopleaboutaliensfrom

Marslandingontheea