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16 Of The Biggest And Best Viral April Fools' Day Pranks Of All Time

Two images of April Fools' Day pranks from the following collection.
Two images of April Fools' Day pranks from the following collection.

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Published 3 years ago

Published 3 years ago

April Fools' Day is a tradition that dates back centuries. Living in a digitally connected world, it's easier than ever to prank large groups of people, and some have had great success doing this. From ancient documentaries that were unearthed and fooled thousands to Twitter jokes that everyone took a little too seriously, there are a lot of huge April Fools' Day pranks that the internet just can't forget. Here are 16 of our favorites from recent years.

When the director of the all-female Ghostbusters reboot decided to go after another franchise, upsetting thousands

(Source: Entertainment Weekly)

World of Warcraft introduces your virtual assistant Crabby, a knock-off of Microsoft’s Clippy to take up space on our screen and give useless tips

(Source: PC Mag)

Google Nose

Burger King prints an ad for the "left-handed Whopper" specifically designed for lefties, which was ordered thousands of times before it was revealed to be a prank

(Source: RyC)

BBC’s 1957 documentary about harvesting spaghetti, convincing millions that pasta noodles grow on trees

When Taco Bell claimed to have purchased the Liberty Bell, renamed the Taco Liberty Bell, to alleviate the national debt

(Source: ScrollDoll)

The Zuckerberg clothing line at H&M, consisting only of seven gray t-shirts and a pair of jeans

(Source: ScrollDoll)

When eHarmony announced Furever Love, an elaborate dating site exclusively for dogs

(Source: Time)

When Etsy announced its random purchase of Portland, Oregon

(Source: PC Mag)

Another documentary from BBC

The online pregnancy test to easily ruin your phone or computer screen

(Source: Snopes)

Just, this.

The announcement of the new Starbucks sizes (Plenta and Micra) because we needed coffee in the packaging of a KFC bucket

(Source: Hospitality and Travel News)

When George Takei convinced everyone he was running for Congress

(Source: CNET)

YouTube announcing you can now order every video ever made to stock in massive DVD piles at home

Reddit's Infamous /r/place

(Source: Reddit)

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