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An 1857 ticket to "Washing the Lions" at the Tower of London.No such event ever took place. April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day [1] is an annual custom on 1 April consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes.
According to the Great Norwegian Encyclopedia, the phrase is first documented in Sebastian Brant's Das Narrenschiff (1494), in the form "Die weltt die will betrogen syn". [1]
' Fool me—you can't get fooled again." [18] – Nashville, Tennessee, September 17, 2002. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." [19] – Poplar Bluff, Missouri, September 6, 2004
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. It was released as a single in June 1971, reaching the top 10 in the UK, while the full eight-and-a-half-minute version appears as the final track on the band's 1971 album Who's Next , released that August.
A petard from a 17th-century manuscript of military designs "Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial.
Individuals concerned about potential identity theft can review their credit reports for any signs of fraud.
Fool, a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore; Fools, a 1981 play by Neil Simon; The Fool, an 1880 Armenian language novel by Raffi; The Fool, a 1921 novel by H. C. Bailey; The Fool, a 1975 play by Edward Bond
A legal term meaning that something is prohibited because it is inherently wrong (cf. malum prohibitum); for example, murder. malum prohibitum: wrong due to being prohibited: A legal term meaning that something is only wrong because it is against the law (cf. malum in se); for example, violating a speed limit. mandamus: we command