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April 1 ushers in a flurry of posts, which leave readers and bloggers alike thinking whether what they are reading is right or wrong.

Here are a few posts from Kuwait about the day:

Ma6aba:

How i hate that day! its nerve wrecking if u ask me. And i always end up being the fool somehow (Which worsens the day if that’s possible).

Area 77:

I’m not getting pranked or anything but the internet just sucks for a whole week afterward. You don’t know what the hell is real or not!

Big Pearls:

I can't believe it's “April Fool's Day” already. I remember the dinner I had at new year's eve, it feels like yesterday. Days pass so fast, it's scary!

Blog all along:

This is the day of the year I really hate. The day where you go to read the news, and go elsewhere to read if what you read was true

Picture Credit : Intlxpatr

Posted by Abdullatif AlOmar

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