Patented: History of Inventions
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When does spaghetti grow on trees? When can you milk a duck? When does Google read your brainwaves? On April Fool’s Day!
Come with us into the chaotic world of April 1st as we explore where the tradition originated and how many kinds of hilarious pranks there are.
Dallas’s guest today is Moira Marsh, a folklorist at Indiana University and author of Practically Joking.
Edited and Produced by Freddy Chick, Senior Producer is Charlotte Long
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