April Fools' Day

It's always smart to keep your guard up online, especially on April Fools' Day. Experts in misinformation and news literacy offer steps you can take to ...

April Fools' Day 2024: This is a day dedicated to unlimited laughter, jokes, and happiness when people fool around with their loved ones through harmless ...

April Fool's Day is marked with jokes and pranks every year, with unverified theories about its origin including references to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales ...

At some point in life, we all have been the victim of an April Fools' Day prank. But, have you ever wondered how this day came to be? Why do we celebrate it ...

It's interesting to note that April Fools' Day indeed has a surprising widespread history, considering it revolves entirely around light-hearted deception.

April Fools' Day 2024 History, Significance: As per historians, April Fool's Day is related to festivals such as Hilaria, the Latin meaning of the word is ...

April Fools' Day, though an unofficial holiday, is widely popular across the world. All you want to know about its history and significance.

Ms. Collins and Mr. Stephens are Opinion columnists. They converse every week. Gail Collins: Hey, Bret, we just hit April Fools' Day.

The annual day of jokes, pranks and tricks falls on April 1 each year, but no one is quite sure how the tradition started.

This is a very interesting day for children who celebrate it with their friends and do pranks with them. This is a special day for pranksters who wait all year ...

The tradition of April Fools' Day dates back centuries, with one of the most popular accounts originating in 16th century France.

From major corporations, brands, and even celebrities, everyone wants to be in on the fun, as they all try to outdo each other. Some ...

Historically, periods of sustained high interest rates have led to economic slowdowns, such as the early 1980s recession triggered by the Fed's aggressive rate ...

TigerBlog was a senior in West Philadelphia when Sidd Finch burst onto the scene on this day in 1985. Finch was the phenom of all phenoms, and he'd just been ...

April Fools' Day is Monday, April 1. Here's some pranks and jokes you can get in on early, including fake personal care products and a new Tinder job.

Buckle up, dear reader, for a ride into a future where your coffee maker might just be in on the joke.

This morning, breakfast television shows will be reporting obscure, although mildly believable, announcements from organisations and brands – but keep you ...

April Fools' Day is Monday, April 1. That means family, friends, co-workers and even your favorite brands and companies may try to play a joke on you.

April Fools' Day, saw people playing pranks, with brands joining in on the online fun. While some brands went big with their campaigns, others kept it ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Through no one's fault, I was born on the worst date ever. Each birth anniversary, there's a well-meaning but hurtful practical joke.

Sure, I understand intellectually that not every lost diner or dive bar is the result of gentrification: Owners retire, or sometimes a chef-change results in a ...

From a strangely familiar restaurant server to an unexpected pizza delivery driver: these nine delightful pranks fooled people in the sweetest way.

Happy April Fools' Day, aka the day all brands take us by storm with bad jokes. As a reminder, today's a day to not believe what you see — whether it's ...

From Knorr supporting the super tasters of the world to PepsiCo selling milk alongside its new hot snack range, here are the gags that really got us this ...

On April Fools' Day, an era of unlikely brand mashups and crazy flavor combinations makes it harder to know which food ideas are real and which are pranks.

Google is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Gmail service. As the company remembers the launch, some users are looking back at how the Gmail ...

Air Up's April Fools Prank was inspired by how many people tell them they are peeing much more now that they're drinking more water with the product.

April Fool's Day is often a day I overlook. Since middle school, it seemed like a dumb tradition to me. It's just the beginning of a new month.

Two minutes after midnight on April 1, a black-and-white photo of the 40-year-old was uploaded to social media with the phrase '1983 - 2024'.

A list of food brands' and restaurants' April Fools' Day pranks from 7-Eleven, Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, Pringles and Olipop, Hidden Valley and Smarties, ...

An April Fool's Day joke by the University of Vermont suggests the date and path of the April 8 total solar eclipse have been miscalculated.

Market Basket offered a fake wedding package that included an aisle to tie the knot, and kitchen dinner.