Many early pranks involved “buggies.” Teenaged boys would sneakily take a buggy apart, piece by piece, only to reassemble it in unusual places, like churches, schools, or “rooftops.” Another popular ...

On the night of April 25, 1875, 10 sophomores from Rutgers stole a Revolutionary War cannon from the Princeton campus, mistakenly believing that Princeton had taken the cannon from them — in the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It's April 1, and the Internet is a frazzled, hot mess of jokes, lies ...

(CNN) — A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40 years ago, according to a city official. Cindy ...

Across cultures, early spring is a time to let loose and play pranks—but historians can’t agree on who invented the custom of April 1 fun. Dutch artist Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen's "Laughing Fool," ...

April Fools’ Day is celebrated on April 1 and it's all about jokes, surprises and lighthearted fun. It’s the perfect time for kids to get playful and surprise their parents with harmless pranks that ...