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Why do we celebrate April Fools'?

Why do we celebrate April Fools'?

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I hate April Fools’ Day. Always have. Why have a day when you spend the entire time worrying that someone is going to try to prank you—or triple-checking that the story or headline you just read is real? I’m all for jokes and pranks, but I like them to come about organically, not because some random calendar date says so. That said, the origin of the ho…

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