On April Fools’ Day, celebrated worldwide with practical jokes and hoaxes, the history of the tradition dates back hundreds of years with unclear origins. The day may have ties to France in 1564 or the change from the Julian to Gregorian calendar in 1582. Regardless of its origin, April Fools’ Day is marked by pranks and hoaxes, with the first documented reference in 1561 in a Flemish writer’s poem.
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