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Top 10 April Fools’ Pranks!

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10) The Amherst Police Department introduced “Dusty” the Narcotics Detection Rabbit as an official member of their force.

 

see the full story here: https://www.facebook.com/amherstpoliceny/photos/a.153195234772352.34876.125887004169842/993968207361713/?type=3&theater

 

9) Zoosk’s offered a “Burrit-OH”  dating app that aimed to match singles based on the ingredients and eating tactics involved in their ideal burrito experience.

8) The mobile app, OpenTable, offered a feature that allowed customers to lick their phone to sample food from certain restaurants.

 

 

See the full story here: http://blog.opentable.com/2016/introducing-opentable-taste-4d-lickable-t…

 

7) Pornhub was renamed “Cornhub” and  replaced everything on their main page to corn related content.

 

A corny prank, am I right?

 

6) The market for selfie-taking expanded dramatically as ROAM-e launched a flying Selfie Stick with drone like qualities for better angles and quality. For a mere $349, this product could be yours!

 

5) #SnoopaVision. On April 1st this year, Youtube gave viewers the option to see Snoop Dogg  in a 360-degree video by clicking one button.

 

See the fake advertisment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEJB-FCItk

 

4) Wigs for cats was a thing. Evine, a home shopping channel advertised well-tailored wigs to make your feline even more fancy.

 

See the advertisment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTRmDyiorkU

 

3) Samsung tried to convince us all that the future of phones resembles the past with their “Old is New” campaign.

 

2) Taylor takes a tumble for Drake to advertise Apple Music.

 

See the advertisement here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK_zwl-lnmc

 

1) Last but not least, The Donald may have resigned from the Presidential Election.

 

See the video evidence here:http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/04/donald_trump_drops_out_watch_april_fools_video.html

 

 

My name is Tara Brenner and I am a First Year student at Connecticut College.  Originally I am from North Carolina but I attended boarding school in Massachusettss. I am a prospective Dance and Computer Science double major,  newly committed vegan,  and Buzzfeed enthusiast. 
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