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Today is April 1, April Fools’ Day, the annual holiday that celebrates pranking, hoaxes, and all manner of horseplay and tomfoolery. But why? Where did this faux holiday come from? Why do we do this ...
The day that some pranksters look forward to all year long is here. It’s April Fools’ Day! April Fools’ Day is an unofficial holiday centered around pulling pranks on your friends and family that ...
People have always been stymied about the origins of April Fools' Day, dating all the way back to the late Middle Ages (as far as academics could confidently say). In 1760, the parody periodical Poor ...
Historians aren’t sure exactly when or where April Fools’ Day began, but the first written prank reference dates back to a 1561 Flemish poem. Theories link it to Roman spring festivals, medieval ...
Pranks, jokes and hoaxes are all part of the April Fools' Day tradition.How did it get started? No one really knows for sure.Calendar changeSome historians speculate it dates all the way back to 1582.