(NEXSTAR) – For the most part, TV audiences today couldn’t be convinced that spaghetti grows on trees. But in 1957, plenty of viewers were eating it up. Described as “the most successful April Fools’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There probably have been practical jokers since the beginning of time. But April Fools' Day on April 1 is when many let their ...

Back in 1998, Burger King pulled a doozy for April Fools’ Day. The fast-food chain took out a full-page ad in USA Today announcing an all-new Left-Handed Whopper—the perfect solution for its millions ...

Beware: April Fools' Day, every prankster's favorite day, is nearly upon us. The unofficial holiday encourages pulling light-hearted pranks, practical jokes, hoaxes or hijinks on others. It's also ...

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?

INDIANAPOLIS — As the calendar flips to April 1, millions of people around the world prepare to take what they see, hear and experience with an extra grain of scrutiny. April Fools' Day is a day ...

Last Wednesday was April Fool’s Day. But I hardly saw any April Fool’s pranks. When I realized that, I thought to myself, “This is a sign of the times.” April Fool’s probably started in 1582, when ...