Watch your back this week, because April Fools' Day lands on Wednesday, April 1. People will soon dedicate 24 hours to plotting and pranking — behavior that may have started in 15th-century France or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April Fools' Day is just around the corner. This year, the holiday, which is not a federal or national holiday but widely ...

April Fools’ Day arrives Wednesday, and with it, a renewed wave of hoaxes, fake product launches and fruitless errands that have defined April 1 for centuries. But where did the tradition come from?

There probably have been practical jokers since the beginning of time. But April Fools' Day on April 1 is when many let their inner joker go wild. While the origins of the day are shrouded in mystery, ...

Happy April Fools' Day 2026: Every year, April Fools' Day is celebrated on April 1, and this year, it falls on a Wednesday. The festival is marked with practical jokes, harmless pranks, and elaborate ...

The first of April comes and goes quickly without many of us realizing it (unless we've been pranked). Before we know it, we're well into April when suddenly, we realize: "I missed April Fools' Day!" ...

The exact origin of April Fools' Day is unknown, but one theory links it to France's 1582 calendar change. The tradition gained popularity in Britain during the 18th century and later spread to ...

April Fools' Day 2026 falls on Wednesday, April 1. The exact origins of the holiday are uncertain, but it is often linked to France's calendar change in the 1500s. Hooters, which was incorporated on ...

"Real Housewives of New York City" alumna Bethenny Frankel is not a big fan of April Fools' Day. One reason she's not a supporter of the unofficial holiday is that "I scare easily," she told USA TODAY ...