April Fools鈥 Day is, above else, a day to be on your toes as companies are out to trick you with advertisements for products that seem too good to be true.
CTVNews.ca rounded up some of the best April Fools鈥 Day pranks from the corporate world to help you get through the day.
Tech
Google announces an array of fake products
Google might have been the busiest company on April Fools鈥 Day as it took the time to announce several 鈥渘ew鈥 products.
The search engine to automatically delete bad jokes from a user鈥檚 phone and thus clear up space. This might have been a bad joke itself.
Google Israel announced a 鈥淕oogle Cloud Hummus API,鈥 which analyzes your taste and tells you what type of hummus is best for you.
into its maps. The interactive feature works on desktop, iOS and Android, provided the user has the latest update.
Honda鈥檚 blind spot detection for pedestrians
Honda decided to poke fun at everyone鈥檚 cellphone addiction by announcing it would be bringing blind spot detection to your phone with
The app would help cellphone users avoid awkward collisions with objects while walking by alerting them when something is in their way. It would also give directions to avoid walking past someone you don鈥檛 want to chat with -- not a bad idea.
T-Mobile branching out to the smart market
T-Mobile also used April Fools鈥 Day to poke fun at cellphone use by
The pink sneakers have a number of built-in features you would typically see on a smartphone, such as speakers and a camera. The digital assistant feature would be voiced by the company鈥檚 CEO, John Legere.
Lego vacuum
a vacuum that sucks up Lego pieces and sorts them by colour and shape, making cleanup after playing with them simple.
*Adds to wishlist*
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Food
Swiss Chalet fountains
Swiss Chalet鈥檚 April Fools鈥 Day prank is something that鈥檒l make fans of the restaurant chain salivate.
The company announced fondue-style fountains would be available for customers to enjoy the famous Swiss Chalet sauce.
was posted two days before April Fools鈥 Day, so maybe the idea might see the light of day after all.
Burger King鈥檚 chocolate burger
Keeping with the 鈥渢his should probably be real鈥 theme, complete with a chocolate cake bun and a 鈥渇lame-grilled chocolate patty.鈥
the NEW chocolate Whopper. coming soon to your local Burger King. maybe.
鈥 Burger King (@BurgerKing)
Coke going with Instagrammable new flavours
it would be introducing three new 鈥済ram worthy鈥 flavours targeted at millennials: avocado, sourdough and charcoal.
These don鈥檛 sound nearly as appetizing as a gravy fountain and a chocolate burger, do they?
Calling all Insta-loving millennials! Today we鈥檙e excited to introduce three gram worthy flavours鈥 Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Avocado, Sourdough and Charcoal. Ready to give them a try?
鈥 Coca-Cola GB (@CocaCola_GB)
Entertainment
Lion King musical in Antarctica
The Lion King Musical used April Fools鈥 Day to announce it would be performing on the only continent it has yet to explore鈥擜ntarctica.
describes how the performance would work, complete with a 2,000-seat ice theatre and fur costumes.
Today we announced that THE LION KING will open in Antarctica in 2019. It will be the first musical to ever play on the icy continent.
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Netflix acquires Seth Rogen
In an 鈥渦nprecedented business move鈥 the 鈥渕ind and body鈥 of Canadian comedian and actor Seth Rogen. The first use of Rogen appears to be a feature that would replace traditional sitcom laugh tracks with Rogen鈥檚 indistinguishable belly laugh.
Rogen has a comedy special airing on Netflix on April 6.
***EXCLUSIVE: NETFLIX ACQUIRES SETH ROGEN IN UNPRECEDENTED BUSINESS MOVE***
鈥 Netflix US (@netflix)
San Antonio partnering up with Wakanda
The city of San Antonio, Texas announced Sunday that it partnered with the African nation of Wakanda, the fictional country depicted in the superhero movie Black Panther.
鈥淲e look forward to future cultural, economic, and educational exchange - specifically relating to the use of the newly discovered material 鈥榁ibranium,鈥欌 the city鈥檚 international relations office
San Antonio is thrilled to announce its newest Sister City relationship with the country of Wakanda!
鈥 COSA International (@COSAIRO)
We look forward to future cultural, economic, and educational exchange - specifically relating to the use of the newly discovered material 鈥榁ibranium鈥!