Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time

It's April 1st !

Check out the Museum of Hoaxes: a reference guide to hoaxes, pranks, practical jokes, frauds, tricks, and other forms of deception for their collection of April Fools pranks.

The Urban Legends site has information about the Origins of April Fools Day, as well as a A compendium of memorable April Fools' pranks. April Fools' Day began in the 1500s when the Gregorian calendar took over from the Julian. Those who forgot the change and attempted to celebrate New Years (previously celebrated on the 1st of April) on the wrong date were teased as "April fools." Origins: It has become tradition on the first of April to pull jokes of the harmless variety . . .  so beware of trusting anyone on that day. How the custom of pranking on April 1 came about remains shrouded in mystery.. . .

and check:  15 Last-Minute April Fools' Day Pranks from the Huffington Post !

Happy April Fools Day!