Richard III's horse and tenors on helium

Hopi Sen remarked on Twitter today that April Fools' Day is: "The day we learn why professional comedians and comedy scriptwriters exist."

But there were a couple of spoofs today that are worth repeating.

First a tweet from Matthew Ward (a must-follow for anyone intersted in British history):

Archaeologists from @uniofleicester have found #RichardIII's horse near @BosworthLCC #archaeology pic.twitter.com/wntLZlhMxd
— Matthew Ward (@HistoryNeedsYou) April 1, 2014

And then there was this video from King's College, Cambridge, explaining that regulations mean that they can no longer use boy trebles and showing what they are going to do instead...