Practical joke
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A practical joke, also known as a prank or trolling, is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, discomfort, or irritation. The perpet
Practical joke involving completely blocking someone's doorway with phone books
A life-sized cardboard cutout of Pope Francis peeks through an office window, giving off the illusion that the former supreme pontiff is inside staring back at the viewer
Bicycles hanging high as the result of a student prank in Lund, Sweden
A statue of the Duke of Wellington in front of the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, which is famous for having had a traffic cone repeatedly placed on its head since the 1980s.
April Fools' Day
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April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day is an annual custom in many Western countries on the 1st of April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouti
Practical joke
…troll". Other terms for practical jokes include gag, jape and shenanigan. Some countries in western nations make it tradition to carry out pranks on April Fools' Day and Mischief Night. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks or hoaxes in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being…
An 1857 ticket to "Washing the Lions" at the Tower of London. No such event ever took place.
On April Fools' Day 1980, the BBC announced Big Ben's clock face was going digital and whoever got in touch first could win the clock hands.