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Before you start pranking, read up on where April Fools’ Day might have come from.

The origins of April Fools’ Day have long been caught up in myths and legends involving everything from mackerels to calendar switches.

Austin Thompson




Which is which?

Though they’re technically the same animal, there’s an important difference between pigs and hogs. Boars are a different story altogether.

Michele Debczak


Blue balls? Broken hymens? Popping your cherry? We’re covering all the topics you’ve always wondered about but were too embarrassed to ask.

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The Dallol volcano in Ethiopia’s Danakil Desert is one of the most unearthly places on Earth.

From boiling lakes to glowing caves and hidden prehistoric villages, Earth is full of amazing and unexpected places.

Anna Green, Bess Lovejoy, Caitlin Schneider








The BBC once pranked the world by declaring that Big Ben’s clock face would be going digital.

From Taco Bell buying the Liberty Bell to the time the BBC convinced its viewers that spaghetti grows on trees, these are some of the most iconic pranks in history.

Abbey Stone


Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin described the guillotine's effect as being “Like a cool breath on the back of the neck.” Anne Boleyn would likely disagree.

Jake Rossen