'Spaghetti growing on trees' - are we too wary of an April Fools prank?
Humorous headlines once flooded the papers on 1 April. Experts explain why it does not happen today.
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Humour
Tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement
Humour or humor is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as "humours", controlled human health and emotion.
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