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Many people use April Fools' Day as a convenient excuse to lie, cheat, and trick their friends -- for fun, of course. The day has also also evolved in recent years into a massive Internet event ...
The 1990s sitcom Roseanne featured an episode titled "April Fools' Day". This turned out to be intentionally misleading, as the episode was instead about Tax Day in the United States, occurring on 15 April. The 19th episode of the first season of SpongeBob SquarePants, "Fools In April", also centers around a plot that takes place on April Fools ...
The origin of April Fools’ Day is debated, but its history covers centuries of April Fools’ pranks, from family high jinks (like pranks to play on your parents or your kids) to office pranks ...
April Fools' Day dates back possibly as far as the 16th century. Here are five of the most memorable pranks played since then. History's greatest April Fools' Day pranks — from Sidd Finch to ...
Every April until 2007, as an April Fools' Day prank, GamePro printed a 2-5 page satirical spoof of the magazine called Lamepro, a parody of GamePro's own official title. The feature contained humorous game titles and fake news similar to The Onion , though some content, such as ways to get useless game glitches (games getting stuck, reset, or ...
Sidd Finch, a fictitious yogi and pitcher who threw a 168 mph ball, supposedly discovered by the Mets and profiled by George Plimpton in Sports Illustrated for April Fool's Day 1985. [1] The Flemish Secession hoax of 2006.
Do other countries celebrate April Fools' Day? The U.S. isn't the only country to get in on the fun. According to the Museum of Hoaxes , a 1957 BBC broadcast in Britain convinced people that Swiss ...
Hooks approved for April Fool's Day only. Newness requirement satisfied by recent GA promotion. Article is long enough and well written/sourced. Earwig detected no issues. Hooks are all very hooky and short enough but suitable only for April Fool's Day for reasons discussed above. Sourcing is largely offline so AGF toward an established editor.