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April Fools’ Day is a day of humour and pranks, but did you know the origins of the day itself are a mystery? Celebrated every year on April 1st, the day has been around for centuries, with hoaxes dating back to the 16th century.
April Fools’ Day is all about pulling practical jokes and funny hoaxes on your friends and family, followed by the classic “April Fools!”—all in good fun. To succeed, you need to tap into your creativity and sense of humour to pull off the best pranks of the year. Whether it’s as simple as asking a friend to look for something you don’t own, or as elaborate as covering your friend’s car in post-it notes, the possibilities for pranks on April Fools’ Day are endless.
Here are a few simple ideas that require minimal effort but will still lead to confusion and laughter: rearrange items in someone’s room, change their autocorrect settings to funny phrases, or place a small piece of clear tape over the bottom of a computer mouse sensor.
Brands love to participate in April Fools’ Day by creating fake news and clever pranks, and Taco Bell is definitely a brand that embraces the fun. Over the years, Taco Bell has performed several iconic, hilarious pranks, but one of the most infamous was the “Taco Liberty Bell.” In 1996, Taco Bell announced that it had purchased the Liberty Bell to help reduce the U.S. national debt, renaming it the “Taco Liberty Bell.” This announcement caused an uproar among Americans, prompting the National Park Service to confirm the news was false.
Another classic stunt took place in 1962 when Swedish TV aired a segment claiming that placing nylon stockings over black-and-white TV screens would turn them into colour. This led many Swedes to tear up their nylons, only to be disappointed by the lack of colour TV.
So, as April rolls in, get ready for a day full of harmless humour and fun. After all, who needs a day for fools when we’re surrounded by them year-round?
Written by Georgia Chambers