News

Another April Fools' Day has come and gone and we here at IGN had some fun with it by presenting the second round of casting announcements for Avengers: Doomsday following the 27 actors Marvel ...
April Fools' Day is not recognized as a holiday in any country except for Odessa, Ukraine, where April 1 is an official city holiday. It is not a federal holiday in the U.S., although the ...
The first straightforward reference to April Fools' Day comes from a 1561 Flemish poem by Eduard De Dene, which describes a servant realizing a nobleman sent him on "fool's errands" because it was ...
Unlike Halloween, April Fools’ Day has a relatively uncertain derivation. Stories vary from a holiday mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in 1392 to a mention of poisson d'avril (April fool ...
The White House publicized a fake ingredient change to In-N-Out Burger, made by a fan account on April Fools’ Day. The account, which clearly states it is not affiliated with the burger joint, posted ...
April Fool's Day 2024 in Japan In Japan, April Fool's Day has been celebrated since the early 20th century, according to Yamamori. It's called "April Kanashimi no Hi," meaning "April Sorrow Day." ...
As part of a 1997 April Fools’ Day joke, Alex Trebek, the host of “Jeopardy,” swapped places with “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak, according to jeopardy.com.
April Fools' Day is full of jokes and laughter. Kids get a kick out of April Fools' Day hoaxes. In honor of the occasion, try one of these harmless pranks on your little ones.
April Fools’ Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it’s not even relegated to one day in April, cracking the calendar wide open ...
April is a busy time of the year, but with people glued to their phones, you can slip in a great April Fools' text prank for some mischievous fun. Text pranks rely on believability, and whether ...
April 1 is widely known as April Fools' Day, the day when friends prank each other and companies scramble to show off just how "fun" they can be. But the foolish celebrations have a longer history ...
Among his April Fool’s Day antics: claims that his Virgin USA company was moving to Branson, Mo., and that his airline would introduce glass-bottomed planes. Be wary of his announcements this week.