The origins of April Fools’ Day are no joke.
Saturday is April Fools’ Day, a day to be extra skeptical if you come across something out of the ordinary or that seems hard to believe.
Angus Kress Gillespie, a folklorist and professor of American studies at Rutgers University, shares the explanation that most historians believe and explains why we mark the day with tricks and practical jokes:
Source: Rutgers University