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PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, MARCH 29, 2019 for kids by kids No one really knows where it came from ... On the fi rst of April, everyone plays prank for seemingly no apparent reason. Normally, this is where I would explain where April Fool’s came from, but no one really knows. There are several prevailing theories. The fi rst, and most common, is from France in 1582 when they switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar was used in Rome, it was purposed by Julius Caesar. The Gregorian calendar was named after Pope Gregory XIII. This calendar created leap year. Every year that is divisible by four is a leap year. The reason for the change was to stop the drift of the calendar in regards to the equinoxes (remember those from last week? The fi rst day of every season). This makes it so that the 21 st of December is always the beginning of winter. When France switched calendars not everyone was paying attention. Some people still continued to ring in the new year in April. This made them the original April fools. Some of the jokes that were played on these poor, unsuspecting individuals was having a paper fi sh placed on their back. It was supposed to symbolize a young, easily caught fi sh, or a gullible person. Another theory is the ancient Roman festival of Hilaria which was celebrated at the end of March. People would dress up in disguises, which was supposed to celebrate the renewal of life on earth and the goddess Cybele. Another theory is that the unpredictable pranks were started to symbolize the unpredictable weather. - LAUREN MURPHY of No Adults Allowed But play a prank on someone anyway April Fools Day can be a lot of fun, but it can also be overwhelming. I never know where to start or what to do. So I played some pranks around the offi ce that are safe, fun, and easy to replicate. Eye roll: Googly eyes are fun, that’s a fact of life. I wanted to bring more fun into the offi ce so I put googly eyes on practically everything. The tape dispenser, the notebooks, the fan, a press badge. Secret invasion: I bought nine rubber frogs and numbered them one through 10. I hid them around the offi ce, but no one could fi nd number eight (that’s because it didn’t exist). Mouse trap: This one was probably my favorite. I used a sticky note but you can use anything, a piece of paper, a picture, whatever is small enough to cover up the sensor of the mouse. After that you can watch the victim struggle to get it to work; try off ering helpful hints like, “Click the right button three times,” or you can prove yourself a genius and “fi x” it for them. - LAUREN MURPHY of No Adults Allowed • An ostrich’s eye is What do you call it when it rains chickens and ducks? Foul weather bigger than it’s brain. • The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest reef system in the world. • The best selling game consoles of all time were Playstation 2 and Nintendo DS. • The fi rst recorded Loch Ness Monster sighting was in 565 A.D. • Leonardo da Vinci spent 12 years on the Mona Lisa’s lips. • Human babies have bigger brains than most dinosaurs. Invisalign & Traditional Braces Customized Financing is bigger than any dinosaur. • Roman statues were made with detachable heads so that an artist could change the head of the sculpture without creating a new statue every time. • Lightening is known to strike oak trees more than any other tree. • The footprint on the moon is still there from 1969. FOR A FREE CONSULT CALL 503.362.0500 www.haveagreatsmile.com Truly Amazing Smiles • The blue whale orthodontics for children, adolescents & adults SCHOOLHOUSE SQUARE 5099 RIVER ROAD N, KEIZER
