(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’ ...

Pranks, jokes and hoaxes are all part of the April Fools' Day tradition.How did it get started? No one really knows for sure.Calendar changeSome historians speculate it dates all the way back to 1582.

Some 68 years ago today, millions of people tuned into a BBC Panorama report about a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from trees. It may sound implausible, but many viewers believed it. Watch the ...

April Fools’ Day is a big moment for pranksters all around the world, especially in North America, where every April 1st people play jokes on their friends and family. It’s a day dedicated to ...

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 ...

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 ...