Funnily enough, there is no definitive origin story for April Fool's Day. The oft-repeated legend is that this day, when people hoax or prank others for fun, dates back to 1582, when France switched ...

In the 1970s, The Guardian ran a detailed guide to the fictional island of ‘San Serriffe,’ shaped like a semicolon and named after a font. While several media outlets have pulled back from April ...

One of the most famous April Fools’ Day pranks took place in 1957, when the BBC aired a program featuring a Swiss family ...