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I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind April Fool’s Day.

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Media:

Music for Makers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVo_wkxH9dU

Sources:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/april-fools-tradition-popularized

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Hilaria

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/aprilfools/origins.asp

http://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/