History of Famous April Fool’s Day Pranks

Pranks or practical jokes are always a part of our lives aren’t they? All of us have either been victims of them or played them on other people at some point in our lives. The most famous pranks are probably the most innocent and harmless ways to have fun while playing some funny tricks on some one. Pranks are such an integral part of our lives that there is even a special day fully dedicated to pranks or practical jokes. As we all know, the first of April is celebrated all over the world as April fool’s day. Even though it cannot be considered an official holiday, people all over the world celebrate this particular day playing some of the most innovative and famous pranks of all time on their friends, colleagues, or family members.

Almost everyone looks forward to play April fool’s day pranks on their friends and colleagues. Even famous celebrities are no exception to this. There are plenty of celebrity pranks which are played on celebrities or played by celebrities to have fun on this very day. All of the most famous pranks are somehow played on April fool’s day and they can easily be called as April fool’s day pranks. But before we go deep into the subject, let’s get to know a little more about April fool’s day and how it originated in the first place.

In the 16th century Europe, people celebrated New Year’s for eight days, and typically started on the 25th of March, continuing to April 1st. Then, a massive overhaul of the Gregorian calendar declared January 1 as the first day of the year, instead of April 1st. There was no quick way to get the news to people, so some continued to celebrate New Year’s on the 1st of April. People who adapted to the new calendar made fun of those who didn’t. Since then, this particular day got its name as April fool’s day, and people started calling the pranks played on this day as April fool’s day pranks.

There are various celebrities who play various celebrity pranks on their colleagues and friends on April fool’s day. These are typically called celebrity pranks and most of these pranks include phone pranks or mail pranks or even computer pranks. Some of these celebrities can go up to any heights to make the complete fool out of their colleagues by making the celebrity pranks look more realistic with the use of modern technology and techniques.

There is even a website named Soundboard, which records some of the greatest prank calls ever made to celebrities such as Hollywood actors or even some renowned political figures of America in the name April fool’s day pranks. Even the great Hollywood actor and governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has once fallen prey to these celebrity pranks. Some of the most famous April fool’s day pranks include the Mount Edgecombe eruption, New York April fool’s day parade, sharks experiment of Michigan, a moment with no gravity, and many more.