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: Never prank emergency services or hotlines, as this can have dangerous real-world consequences. Notable Cultural Works

: The earliest recorded association between April 1 and foolishness appears in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales (1392). Global Traditions April's Fool

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: Large organizations frequently participate. A famous example is the BBC’s 1956 "spaghetti harvest" documentary, which convinced millions that spaghetti grew on trees in Switzerland. Best Practices for Pranking April's Fool