Flipboard Culture Desk<p>It's past midday just about everywhere in the world, which means April Fools is dead and gone. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@npr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>npr</span></a></span> takes a look at the mysterious origins of the "hilarious" pranking day. We want to know: What's your attitude to April 1 jokes (choose as many as you like)?</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/0h2G5y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/0h2G5y</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pranks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pranks</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PracticalJokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PracticalJokes</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/AprilFools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AprilFools</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Lifestyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lifestyle</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a></p>