6 of our favourite April Fools' Day pranks
We've all been caught out by April Fools' Day pranks before. Whether it's a sibling putting your clock forward to make you think you're late for school, a tabloid newspaper publishing a story about Queen Elizabeth II being spotted in Poundland, or a simple whoopee cushion on your chair - we have all been tricked at least once. As we all know, April Fools' Day falls upon April 1st every year, when you have free reign to play jokes and let out your mischievous side, branding anybody who succumbs to your tricks an 'April fool' ... at least until midday, after which you invariably become the 'fool' yourself. But do you know where April Fools' Day originated? If your answer to that question is 'no', then you're not alone. Nobody really knows! There are many theories , some more plausible than others, but there isn't a general consensus on which theory happens to be true. One popular belief is that it began...