
Biblical theoriesĪnother belief on the April Fool's Day origin points to the biblical character Noah as the first “April Fool”. In France, the victims of this prank were called Poisson d'Avril, or April Fish.

For example, pranksters would discreetly stick paper fish to their backs. People who forgot about the change or observed the old rules for other reasons became victims of various jokes. However, the new calendar systems defined January 1 as the first day of the year. From ancient times, people in some parts of Europe celebrated the New Year on or around the March Equinox. One explanation focuses on the introduction of the Julian and the Gregorian calendar. There are several theories about the origin on the April Fool's Day custom. Accompanying articles excitedly described this miraculous new invention.

In 2002, British supermarket chain Tesco published an advertisement in The Sun, announcing a genetically modified 'whistling carrot'.Some April Fool's jokes publicized in the media include: The simplest jokes may involve children who tell each other that their shoelaces are undone and then cry out “April Fool!” when the victims glance at their feet. ©/sturti April Fool's PranksĪpril 1 is a day for practical jokes in many countries around the world. When is April Fools' Day, also known as All Fool's Day? This is a day for tricks, pranks, and jokes. Business Date to Date (exclude holidays).The collaboration is said to feature BK Chicken Fries with a spicy tortilla dusting- and it genuinely sounds like a tasty menu item, so we urge the powers at be to reconsider it for real. This one gets a mention solely for the fact it doesn’t seem like an April Fool.īurger King’s ‘prank’ is the release of Doritos Chilli Heatwave Chicken Fries, which it claims is ‘a match so good, it could almost be a joke.’ Burger King adds Chilli Heatwave Doritos flavour to chicken fries range Thankfully it’s just a temporary retirement, however, and the change only applies to the Coronation Collection of paints. The brand will likely devastate fans of the Old English Sheepdog mascot, a breed that has served as the face of Dulux for the last 60 years. The iconic Dulux Dog is being put out to pasture in favour of a more royal spokespup the King Charles Spaniel. The exact mechanisms of the revolutionary (and sadly imaginary) product have been kept under wraps, but founder Guy Fennell says it will be ‘an extraordinary technological development unlike anything the world has ever seen!’ Dulux replaces Old English Sheepdog mascot for King Charles Spaniel ahead of Coronation Getting our hopes all the way up, baby care brand Pura announced it had created the world’s first nappy that cleans itself. What a world that would be (Picture: Pura)
