Today is April 1, also known as April Fool's Day. For hundreds of years jokers have tried to play practical jokes on each other on this day.
As well as individuals, restaurants, businesses and media outlets also like to play practical jokes. There are some things that just aren’t okay to joke about, while some may have been well intentioned but were not received that way.
Throughout history some pranks have been fun and well timed, and some gags have seriously backfired. Remember to be mindful and sensitive if you are planning on pranking people on April Fool's Day – it may not work out as planned.
Here are seven April Fool's Day pranks that went from – from the amusing to the downright dangerous. On March 31, 1989, what looked like a