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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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Gordon Lightfoot performing in 2019.
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Gordon Lightfoot performing in 2019.

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Music News Digest: Canadian Folk Music Awards 2026 Winners, National Music Centre Builds Gordon Lightfoot Collection

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