The Definitive Guide To Every April Fools’ Day Prank On The Internet This Year

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Updated — April 1, 10:30 p.m. ET:

The "Google Maps Pokémon Challenge"

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It's real. If you update Google Maps on your phone, it will actually turn into a very simplified version of Pokémon and let you travel the world collecting Pokémon.

Gmail's "Shelfies"

Google Plus' "Auto Awesome Photobombs"

Google Naps

Google Chrome's "Emojify The Web"

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An updated version of Chrome for Android and iOS can now translate webpages into Emojis.

Nest + Virgin Airlines

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Google's Nest teamed up with Richard Branson's Virgin Airlines to start a program that would allow every passenger to each set their own temperature in a plane all at once.

HTC's Gluuv

#RIPZaynMalik

Airbnb's Airbrb

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It's like Airbnb, but instead of renting out your apartment, the app lets you rent out your desk while you sneak off for a break at work.

The New Porn-Free Sex.com

KFC's "Mighty Mouth Expander"

Tumblr Pro

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When activated, it plays a video full of inspirational imagery, then a message pops up and asks you if you want to upgrade. When it's done, it just adds top hats to all the avatars on your dashboard.

Reddit's "Headdit"

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It's a hands-free browsing option. A window in the corner of the screen maps your facial features, masks your face with the Reddit alien, and then reads you movements to upvote and downvote. It's super creepy, but it actually does work. Also, if it thinks it detects a cat it takes you to a page full of cat content.

Vegemite's Energy Drink

Start the day with our NEW Vegemite iDRINK2.1 energy drink! Swap your Vegemite toast for this when you're on the go?

Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew.

Imgur's Viralizer

The image hosting service has added a button that lets users "viralize" their images, instantly making them do better on the site.

Bill Clinton's Twitter Page

Remember: If you see something on the internet today—just like every other day—it's probably totally fake.

Southwest Airlines' Trip To Mars

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A round trip to Mars will only cost you $9,999.

Netflix's Sizzling Bacon

YouTube's #newtrends

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YouTube put out a series of videos explaining that they orchestrated every viral video trend. And now they're letting users in on what new trends they have coming out which include stuff like "kissing dads," "clocking," and the "Glub Glub Water Dance." There are a lot of videos.

Domino's Edible Box

Bryan Cranston Sandwich Pickles

Moo.com's Delivery Pugs

Uber And Toms Launch Shuber

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Uber and Toms partnered up to make a "completely sustainable" car service.

Missouri University Of Science And Technology

Linkedin's Cats You May Know

Chili's Ice Cream

Everyone loves ice cream. Everyone loves Chili's. Boom- Ice cream the Chili's way! See more- http://t.co/OHOrcMvXm3

Chili's announced that their putting all of their food in a big bowl of ice cream.

Samsung Fly-fi

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Samsung say they've created Wi-Fi that's available everywhere. That's because they've attached routers to pigeons.

Cheetos' "Cheetau By Chester"

The Giphy GIF Bomb

REI Adventure Kitten Gear

Thinkgeek's Flux Capacitor Car Charger

Digg v1

The Kodak Kiosk Drone

Lululemon's Spray-On Yoga Pants

Refinery 29's Y2K.0 Music Fest

British Scientists Clone Dinosaur

Kayak Bathrooms

Samuel Adams' HeliYUM

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It's helium-infused beer.

Honda's First DIY Honda Car

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Honda did an ad starring two hipsters who put together their own artisanal car.

Hulu's Spin-Off Season

NPR's Citizen Kane

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