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You’ll never believe it…the origins of April Fools Day

Lauren Lewis by Lauren Lewis
April 1, 2011
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Today is April Fools’ Day as most of us know; the tradition has been going on for centuries now, but how many of us know where the day originates from?
Carmen Shillam spoke to Cairo Hickman, a senior lecturer in journalism and history at the University of Lincoln to find out more.
She also spoke to Richard Kirk, the owner of Domestic Appliance Services in Lincoln’s Sincil Street, about a prank played on him last year by his employees.

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