1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:01,060 Hello, 2 00:00:01,060 --> 00:00:03,780 I’m Nikki and this is my Cool School wiki! 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,560 Today’s report is all about flies... 4 00:00:06,560 --> 00:00:07,780 Mmmmm 5 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:09,180 I love flies... 6 00:00:09,340 --> 00:00:10,660 Especially eatin' them! 7 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:12,240 April Foools! 8 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:14,960 That's Simon, and I'm Nikki! 9 00:00:15,180 --> 00:00:20,380 And my wiki is all about pranks and the history of April Fools Day! 10 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:21,480 No flies? 11 00:00:22,020 --> 00:00:23,920 No, sorry Simon... 12 00:00:24,300 --> 00:00:25,880 but thanks for playing along! 13 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,940 Okay... I'm going to go find a fly. 14 00:00:30,820 --> 00:00:31,940 There's one! 15 00:00:31,940 --> 00:00:32,640 Bye! 16 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,800 Okay, first a definition: 17 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:38,540 April Fools Day is April 1st, 18 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:43,360 a day characteristically marked by the playing of practical jokes, 19 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,220 aka PRANKS! 20 00:00:45,820 --> 00:00:50,380 No one’s 100% sure where and when April Fools Day started, 21 00:00:50,540 --> 00:00:55,000 but there are lots of traditions and legends from all over the world 22 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:58,420 about people getting super silly this time of year. 23 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:04,080 Some people think that April Fools Day has been celebrated for hundreds of years, 24 00:01:04,340 --> 00:01:07,540 maybe even as far back as the middle ages! 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:10,080 She’s a witch! Get her! 26 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,700 April fools! That’s just my sister! 27 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:16,300 He he he he! 28 00:01:16,900 --> 00:01:19,020 One of my favorite old-timey pranks 29 00:01:19,020 --> 00:01:20,520 is the “fool’s errand”! 30 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:26,200 That’s when tricksters would send unsuspecting people out looking for something that wasn’t real... 31 00:01:26,740 --> 00:01:33,440 like in 1698 when people got tricked into going to the Tower of London to see “the washing of the lions.” 32 00:01:33,860 --> 00:01:36,220 We’re here to see the lions get a bath! 33 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,600 Sooo...where are the lions? 34 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:41,340 April Fools. 35 00:01:41,860 --> 00:01:43,280 Not again! 36 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:48,520 Today, April Fools Day is celebrated in lots of different countries. 37 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,640 In France they call it “April Fish”, 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,680 or “poisson d’Avril”. 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,140 Kids tape a picture of a fish on the back of their classmates, 40 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,120 and when they finally find it everyone yells “Poisson d’Avril!” 41 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,980 I wonder if anyone’s ever used a real fish? 42 00:02:06,220 --> 00:02:08,580 Now that would be a nasty prank! 43 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:14,180 Sometimes April Fools Day jokes seem VERY real because of who’s doing the pranking. 44 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:18,260 When news shows and newspapers make April Fools jokes, 45 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,340 a lot of people get tricked. 46 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,440 Some of my favorite April Fools Day news stories are: 47 00:02:23,780 --> 00:02:29,660 In 1957, the news showed people picking spaghetti noodles from their spaghetti trees... 48 00:02:30,140 --> 00:02:31,980 Sorry pasta lovers, 49 00:02:32,060 --> 00:02:34,060 spaghetti trees are not real. 50 00:02:34,980 --> 00:02:39,020 In 1965, the “smellovision” was introduced. 51 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,680 That’s a TV that releases smells while you watch. 52 00:02:42,940 --> 00:02:45,100 That would actually be kinda cool. 53 00:02:45,260 --> 00:02:47,460 Too bad it’s just a prank! 54 00:02:47,540 --> 00:02:49,700 Blegh, maybe not! 55 00:02:50,340 --> 00:02:53,860 In 2008, flying penguins were discovered! 56 00:02:54,260 --> 00:02:56,260 Buuut it was a prank. 57 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,620 Sorry, penguins! 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:02:59,760 Not funny. 59 00:02:59,920 --> 00:03:05,000 And in 2010, for the first time you could order canned unicorn meat, 60 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,420 guaranteed to be an “excellent source of sparkles!” 61 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,000 If you want to get in on the fun, 62 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,640 but don’t feel like planning an elaborate prank 63 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,800 you can always opt for practical joke basics, 64 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,220 like a whoopee cushion, 65 00:03:18,220 --> 00:03:19,420 trick gum, 66 00:03:19,860 --> 00:03:21,860 and the classic fake poo. 67 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:23,220 AUDIENCE: Ew!! 68 00:03:23,620 --> 00:03:26,960 I wonder what pranks should I pull this year at Cool School, 69 00:03:27,220 --> 00:03:28,920 or should I say 70 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:30,420 Fool School? 71 00:03:31,820 --> 00:03:36,380 For Drew I could replace the magic ink in his Pen Ultimate with ketchup! 72 00:03:36,860 --> 00:03:40,140 This looks like a job for the Stupendous Drew Pendous! 73 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,020 Hey!! 74 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,040 Ha ha ha ha! 75 00:03:44,140 --> 00:03:47,100 You want fries with that? APRIL FOOLS! 76 00:03:47,820 --> 00:03:50,320 And if I pranked Ms. Booksy, 77 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:55,840 I would replace her story book with the most boooring wikis of all time! 78 00:03:56,540 --> 00:03:58,300 Today’s story is the history of... 79 00:03:58,300 --> 00:03:59,040 beans?! 80 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:00,720 That can’t be right… 81 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:06,280 Then I would fill all of Crafty Carol’s glue bottles with glitter! 82 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,640 Okay, next you apply your glue— 83 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,680 Ahhh! Glitter explosion! 84 00:04:12,940 --> 00:04:14,520 Good thing for all of them, 85 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,880 I’m way too nice to play any mischievous pranks! 86 00:04:18,340 --> 00:04:23,040 I’ll probably just get Drew to help me switch Crafty Carol and Ms. Booksy’s glasses! 87 00:04:25,660 --> 00:04:28,600 So how do you celebrate April Fools Day? 88 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:30,340 Tell me in the comments below! 89 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:34,940 And click right over here to subscribe and over here to watch more Cool School vids! 90 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:35,960 Bye!