NOTES

1 www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-fools-traditionpopularized

2 http://hoaxes.org

3 By pure coincidence John was a fellow student i knew in Goodricke college, university of york.

4 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7ryr4

5 Veterinary Record, 1 Apr 1972; 90(14):382-5.

6 Patrick moore was an inveterate hoaxer. He was accused of being “cedric Allingham” who wrote Flying Saucers from Mars, which he always denied. see Ft298:26 and https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/2012/12/09/ sir-patrick-moore-1923-2012-astronomer-and-flyingsaucerer/

7 www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvo_wkxH9du