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5 smartest April Fools’ Day pranks confusing Australians
Brands across Australia were fighting for attention this April Fools’ Day, with dozens of pranks flooding inboxes, Facebook pages and websites across the country Google took the global crown this year with Pac-Man on Google Maps, which actually worked. A … Continue reading
‘Blood moon’ eclipse on April 4 will be the shortest of the century
Only the speediest of skywatchers will have a chance to see the total lunar eclipse rising Saturday: NASA predicts that the total phase of the lunar eclipse will only last about 5 minutes, making it the shortest lunar eclipse of … Continue reading
8 fake products from ThinkGeek that nerds wish were real
Curse the old gods and the new that this stuff isn’t real. Retail brands love April Fools’ Day — arguably even more than any Black Friday or Presidents’ Day blow out sale combined. Every company has a plan to try … Continue reading
Aubrey Plaza gave vials of hair and blood to her ‘Parks and Rec’ costars
You just can’t take the April Ludgate out of Aubrey Plaza. After filming the final episode of Parks and Recreation, the actress gave each cast member a wrap gift, she told James Corden on The Late Late Show on Tuesday … Continue reading
7-year-old girl gets 3D printed ‘robohand’
When Faith Lennox was nine months old, she lost her left hand. Now at age seven, she’s getting one custom made by a 3D printer. It’s called a ‘robohand’. She got to pick the colors and watch the printing process … Continue reading
2,000 people evacuated from offices after cable fire in central London
LONDON — A cable fire under the pavement in central London has led to 2,000 people being evacuated from workplaces and nearby buildings Wednesday afternoon London Fire Brigade said smoke was seen emerging from under the pavement in Holborn prompting … Continue reading
Ryanair planes got into a fender bender at Dublin Airport
LONDON — Two Ryanair planes clipped each other at Dublin Airport on Wednesday in the third incident of its kind in less than a year. A Ryanair plane bound for Edinburgh and another heading to Zadar, a city in Croatia, … Continue reading
Motorola’s selfie stick is made of wood, leather and unicorn tears
In one of the subtler jabs at Apple this April Fools’ day, Motorola launched a video introducing a new product: the wooden, leathery MotoSelfieStick The hushed delivery of Motorola‘s artisans in the video and the gentle piano music is accompanied … Continue reading
Husky walks on water, rapture is probably coming
No, not Jesus, but a husky walked on water. This dog seems perfectly happy prancing about, completely unaware that he’s actually, in fact, a god. It only takes spelling dog backwards to make perfect sense of why this pooch can … Continue reading
Google Panda is the April Fools’ joke you wish was a real product
It’s already April Fools’ Day in Japan and Google isn’t wasting any time. In a video posted to Google Japan’s YouTube page, the company introduced Google Panda, its new adorable take on voice-enabled search. “Google Panda is engineered with state … Continue reading
