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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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Oscar Voting, Nominations Announcement Delayed Again Due to L.A. Wildfires
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Oscar Voting, Nominations Announcement Delayed Again Due to L.A. Wildfires

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced updates to its 2025 Oscars key dates and schedule of events due to the impact of the Los Angeles-area fires. The Oscar telecast is still set for March 2, but the nominations announcement is being delayed for the second time to Jan. 23 — and will now be held virtually. The Oscars nominees luncheon, always an A-list event, will not be held this year.

“We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many in our community,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a joint statement. “The Academy has always been a unifying force within the film industry, and we are committed to standing together in the face of hardship.

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