MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What was the first ever April Fools Prank?

Funny face made of party items on yellow background, flat lay. April Fool's Day

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: What was the first ever April Fools Prank?

I’ll be honest, I thought about playing a prank with this feature and coming up with a completely fake mystery, but then I realized you’ve probably been fooled enough today.

Instead, let’s go back in April Fools history. According to second hand stories over the years the first ever prank that was pulled happened in the 1500s in Europe. The most popular trick was to tape a paper fish to someone’s back and let them walk around all day with it without them knowing. I have no idea why this is funny… but apparently people still do it to this day!

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