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.
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• 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.
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