April Fool's Day is coming...

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...Be warned.

In case you need a reminder, read about 100 examples of what people have done to 'celebrate' it: "Top 100 April Fool Hoaxes of All Time." Here's another list from geobeats:

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The spaghetti-tree hoax really happened and had real results.

For this year, USA Today tells us to go tech with our pranks and leave the whoopie cushions at home.

On the other hand, John Oliver of Last Week Tonight wants us to pledge "no pranks." Watch the video below to see why.

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To prank or not to prank, that is the question.

-- Marge

April Fools' pranks 2013

Now that the air has cleared, and the infamous day is over, here are some of the "15 Best April Fools Pranks From Around The Web 2013." They were identified by We Know Memes, a meme generator.   Here goes --

Google's latest product:

A treasure hunt in San Francisco from Google Maps:

Twitter's new service(s):

Deviant Art's DeviantHeart:

Reddit's new acquisition:

If you notice, one of Reddit's comments cites BBC's 2012 April Fools' prank as a favorite.  Since the article is no longer available at BBC (because it never existed there), here's Gothamist's update on it.  The original article is titled "The Earth has exploded, killing everyone."

What would Grandma say?

-- Marge