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The Best April Fool's Day Pranks By Companies With A Sense Of Humour

April Fool's Day hoaxes by companies and organizations around the world is a time-honoured tradition.

The Best April Fool's Day Pranks By Companies With A Sense Of Humour

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April Fool's Day hoaxes by companies and organizations around the world is a time-honoured tradition. Here are six times that companies (and even government departments) with a sense of humour had the best April Fool's Day jokes, as collated by NDTV.


Lay's India's "no share pack"

Love chips but hate sharing them? Lay's India came up with a solution... or at least made some people think that they did. Two years ago, on April Fool's Day, Lay's India announced the release of a "no share pack - installed with fingerprint sensors." Their prank made many laugh out loud, and many others wish that it was real. An April Fool's Day success if there ever was one.

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 Zombie apocalypse in Canada

To celebrate April Fools', the National Research Council of Canada shared a picture of the 'ongoing zombie apocalypse.' Definitely the kind of April Fool's prank that would send shivers down anyone's spine. – View the picture and read the rest on the NDTV website.

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Toronto’s Afrofest Gets Cancelled Following Significantly Reduced Capacity Limits at Woodbine Park

While the park allowed 17,000 attendees in previous years, festival organizers said the city’s capacity limits decreased to 5,000. This year’s edition was intended to run from Aug. 14 to 16, but organizers shared they will return in 2027 at a new event space.

The 38th edition of Afrofest has been cancelled in Toronto.

Music Africa, the organizers of the annual African music festival, announced the news on its website and social media platforms, explaining that the cancellation was due to capacity limits at its venue, Woodbine Park. This year’s edition was slated for Aug. 14 to 16.

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