April Fools' origins may go back all the way to ancient civilization, but the exact start of the prank-filled holiday remains unclear.

April Fools' Day falls on April 1 each year. Known for jokes and pranks, the lighthearted holiday has a longstanding ...

A herd of African elephants instinctively formed an "alert circle" to protect the younger elephants at the San Diego Zoo ...

The day that some pranksters look forward to all year long is here. It’s April Fools’ Day! April Fools’ Day is an unofficial holiday centered around pulling pranks on your friends and family that ...

Welcome to the worst day on the internet! As Chaim Gartenberg pointed out years ago, brands and a holiday dedicated to hoaxes ...

From France to Iceland to the United States, April Fools’ Day is celebrated with practical jokes and elaborate hoaxes.

An April Fools' joke about renaming Whitechapel London Underground station as "Chapel" has been reshared online as if serious ...

Satire published on April Fool's Day about the British government moving to reduce the capacity of vehicle fuel tanks is ...

But the only problem is that some people don’t always read the stories on the internet before they send the link over. They ...

To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his ...

A tool review website played an April Fools' joke on its readers, but some missed the message. Now, Home Depot is having to ...

Several months before April Fool’s Day, he sent us a picture of some octopus he had cooked. He likes eating it, but Sarah won’t touch it. I responded to his text and said, “I’ll never eat ...