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Origin of April Fool's: A Fool's Errand


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It's April Fool's Day! Which surprisingly has a mysterious origin... I guess we could look into it. Find out if we find out where and why April Fool's started on today's episode of Facts-Chology!

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Sources

https://www.britannica.com/science/vernal-equinox

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hilaria-Greco-Roman-festival

https://books.google.com/books?id=LaOwCaPBJk8C&pg=PA16#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/origin_of_april_fools_day/

https://www.historischmuseumdenbriel.nl/en/visit-brielle-and-environs/historisch-museum-den-briel

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Facts-ChologyBy Hector Navarro/ E.L Soto