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Supernatural Elevator Pranks - These Elevator Pranks are Perfect for Star Wars Fans

Supernatural Elevator Pranks These Elevator Pranks are Perfect for Star Wars Fans

These elevator pranks done by the ‘JesterLads’ of YouTube utilizes the power of the ‘Force.’ There are many elaborate possible pranks you could pull off in an elevator, but... [More]

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Magic Parlour Lock Pieces - These Puzzle Lock Pieces Will Give Your Brain a Work-Out

Magic Parlour Lock Pieces These Puzzle Lock Pieces Will Give Your Brain a Work-Out

These puzzle lock pieces are fashioned out of the same locks owned Harry Houdini. Houdini was a well-known escape artist. As an homage to one of the world’s greatest escape artists, the Think... [More]

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Surprisingly Charitable Magic Tricks - This Money Magic Trick Gives the Homeless $100 Instead of $1

Surprisingly Charitable Magic Tricks This Money Magic Trick Gives the Homeless $100 Instead of $1

Magicians have their ways with turning one object into another, as apparent through this money magic trick. But this particular money magic trick is more than just a fascinating show—it’... [More]

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Subtitle-Switching Campaigns - The

Subtitle-Switching Campaigns The 'Barely Legal Media Space' Ads Tricked Piraters with Fake Text

In order to promote the Británico English Institute, ad agency Young & Rubicam created the ‘Barely Legal Media Space’ campaign. The agency created ridiculously fake subtitle files... [More]

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Trashed Body Installations - The

Trashed Body Installations The 'Down in the Dumps' Sculpture Surprised Spectators With Trash Cans

A series of installations by artist Mark Roberts called ‘Down in the Dumps’ gave trash cans a humorous spin. The artist stuffed fake people into public trash receptacles in Wales in... [More]

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Faux Celebrity Pranks - These Celebrity Pranks Will Make You Question the Last Celebrity You Saw

Faux Celebrity Pranks These Celebrity Pranks Will Make You Question the Last Celebrity You Saw

The YouTube channel of Mojo In The Morning showcased a series of celebrity pranks that’ll surely make you question your last celebrity encounter. Ryan Gosling is a person who a lot of people... [More]

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Creepy Wearable Furniture - The Human Chair is a Great Way to Get Someone You Like Close to You

Creepy Wearable Furniture The Human Chair is a Great Way to Get Someone You Like Close to You

The ‘Human Chair’ is a furniture piece that lets you live out your dream of becoming a chair. Created by artist Jamie Isenstein, the Human Chair is a piece of furniture that people can... [More]

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Bus Stop Photoshop Pranks - Erik Johansson Uses Adobe Photoshop Live To Prank Bus Stop Waiters

Bus Stop Photoshop Pranks Erik Johansson Uses Adobe Photoshop Live To Prank Bus Stop Waiters

To promote Adobe Photoshop Live, Adobe pranked several people in Finland with its live photo edit bus stop booth. Adobe hid photographer and illustrator Erik Johansson in a secret van close to a... [More]

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Race-Stereotyping Parodies - Todrick Hall Hilariously Recreates Mean Girls with

Race-Stereotyping Parodies Todrick Hall Hilariously Recreates Mean Girls with 'Mean Gurlz'

You don’t have to be a fan of the popular teen movie Mean Girls to appreciate how hilarious this spoof by Todrick Hall really is. This video is called ‘Mean Gurlz’ and it is the... [More]

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Comedic Vice-Themed Pranks - Being Offered Drugs is a Fun Prank to Watch

Comedic Vice-Themed Pranks Being Offered Drugs is a Fun Prank to Watch

What if someone offered drugs to you on the street, what response would you give them? The prankster group Losing All Hope Was Freedom (LAHWF) took it upon themselves to find out the reaction of... [More]

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62 Niche Novelty Earbuds - From Tasty Treat Technology to Sprout-Shaped Earbuds

62 Niche Novelty Earbuds From Tasty Treat Technology to Sprout-Shaped Earbuds

Most people walking down the street are connected to their phone or music device via headphones but not everyone is using funny novelty earbuds. Listening to music or taking calls wearing these... [More]

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Sneaky Fake Birthday Pranks - Stuart Edge Manipulates People by Pretending It

Sneaky Fake Birthday Pranks Stuart Edge Manipulates People by Pretending It's His Birthday

Prankster Stuart Edge has come up with a hilarious way to get strangers to do favors for you with his new birthday prank. He and two of his friends approached students around a university campus... [More]

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Shoulder-Poking Car Ads - This Campaign Cleverly Promotes the New Volkswagen ‘Side Assist̵

Shoulder-Poking Car Ads This Campaign Cleverly Promotes the New Volkswagen ‘Side Assist̵

The Volkswagen ‘Side Assist’ is a new feature “that will help drivers see the usual blind spot that drivers have.” The improvement is a wider mirror that will help make “shoulder checks”... [More]

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Highrise Infidelity Stunt Ads - The Discovery Channel’s Campaign Has a Man Escaping an Angry H

Highrise Infidelity Stunt Ads The Discovery Channel’s Campaign Has a Man Escaping an Angry H

In a Discovery Channel campaign to promote ‘Paixões Perigosas’ or ‘Dangerous Passions,’ a publicity stunt was staged where a wife’s illegitimate lover escaped from a highrise. Taking... [More]

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Subtle Yawning Pranks - This Roman Atwood Funny Prank Will Get You Yawning

Subtle Yawning Pranks This Roman Atwood Funny Prank Will Get You Yawning

YouTuber Roman Atwood showcases a funny prank that’s sure to get everyone yawning. Yawning is said to be contagious. The moment you start yawning, you’ll notice at least one person... [More]

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Taste-Duping Hummus Campaigns - ‘The Hummus Stunt’ Tricked Restaurant Patrons with Packa

Taste-Duping Hummus Campaigns ‘The Hummus Stunt’ Tricked Restaurant Patrons with Packa

Aiming to change the Israeli perception of packaged hummus, Saatchi & Saatchi developed a campaign called ‘The Hummus Stunt’ where prepackaged hummus was served in a restaurant. Letting... [More]

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Bosom-Shaped Can Coolers - These Bosom-Designed Can Holders Will Be Popular at Many Parties

Bosom-Shaped Can Coolers These Bosom-Designed Can Holders Will Be Popular at Many Parties

The Boobzie Can Coozie can holders add something extra while holding onto your cold cans. The can coolers showcase a design that’s sure to be a hit among fraternities and many other overly... [More]

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Spectator-Shaming Car Ads - A Kia Ad Embarrases a Spectator to Promote the Kia

Spectator-Shaming Car Ads A Kia Ad Embarrases a Spectator to Promote the Kia 'Cerato'

Using the crowd camera of a football game in Australia, an ad by Kia called ‘Pick of the Day’ shamed a spectator and used it to advertise their new ‘Kia Cerato’. Developed by... [More]

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Juicy Hamburger T-Shirts - These Comfy Garments are Screened With Photographs of Food

Juicy Hamburger T-Shirts These Comfy Garments are Screened With Photographs of Food

What better way to show your love for burgers than with one of these graphic hamburger t-shirts? Wearing one of these slim-fitting t’s is the easiest way to show the world you love fast food... [More]

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Electrifying Kissing Pranks - Stuart Edge

Electrifying Kissing Pranks Stuart Edge's 330 Volt Kissing Prank Will Shock You

The new Electric Shock Kissing Prank from YouTube prankster Stuart Edge is hilariously inventive and shocking. After rigging a deck of cards with 330 volts of electricity Stuart Edge and his... [More]

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High-End Imposter Pranks - A Psy Impersonator Tricked the Organizers of Cannes Film Festival 2013

High-End Imposter Pranks A Psy Impersonator Tricked the Organizers of Cannes Film Festival 2013

Apparently pranks aren’t just for laughs; this Psy impersonator got two days of VIP service at the 2013 Cannes Film Fetsival, being escorted by security to beach restaurants and exclusive... [More]

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Cheeky Clerical Prank Books - The

Cheeky Clerical Prank Books The 'Office Weapons' Book is the Perfect Solution For Cubicle Boredom

Mike Warren’s ‘Office Weapons’ isn’t for the faint of heart nine-to-five cubicle junkie. Filled with easy how-to homemade office pranks, ‘Office Weapons’ is the... [More]

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Mobile Instrument Symphony Campaigns - Hello Bank

Mobile Instrument Symphony Campaigns Hello Bank's Mobile Concerto Serenades a Crowd Using Mobiles

In an effort to promote Hello Bank’s mobile platform, the company launched a ‘Mobile Concerto’ campaign where a symphony is played using only mobile devices. The digital... [More]

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Hipster Bar-Trolling Tumblrs 'What's the Vibe Like' is Prank Calling Williamsburg Bars

Not sure which bar to hit up in Brooklyn tonight? ‘What’s the Vibe Like’ calls pretentious hipster bartenders in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for an in-depth look at “what the vibe... [More]

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Ducky Dog-Wearing Beaks - These Oppo Dog Muzzles Transform Your Dog into a Duck

Ducky Dog-Wearing Beaks These Oppo Dog Muzzles Transform Your Dog into a Duck

If you have a dog or have access to a dog you are going to want to pick up one of these Oppo dog muzzles so you can dress up your pooch as an adorable beaky friend. Before going for a walk in the... [More]

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Surprise Makeover Telephone Booths - The Benefit Temptation Telephone Surprises Unsuspecting People

Surprise Makeover Telephone Booths The Benefit Temptation Telephone Surprises Unsuspecting People

The humble, yet iconic telephone booth has had starring rolls in films from Superman to Phone Booth, and now in this Benefit Cosmetics campaign with the Temptation Telephone. In London, the historic... [More]

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Disposable Face Sacks - This Paper Bag Head Covering Features Beautifully Illustrated Portraits

Disposable Face Sacks This Paper Bag Head Covering Features Beautifully Illustrated Portraits

Those who always joke around with their friends and like to pull pranks will find these paper bag head covers hilarious. For those days when you have a major zit outbreak or you don’t feel... [More]

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Awkward Food Picture Pranks - These YouTube Pranksters Ask Strangers for Food Pictures

Awkward Food Picture Pranks These YouTube Pranksters Ask Strangers for Food Pictures

With how popular Instagram has become, particularly in the realm of food pictures, it seems like there aren’t enough meals in the day to truly snap all the food pictures that you’d want to take.... [More]

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Humorously Devious Luggage Decals - The Cheeky Bag Tag Stickers Won

Humorously Devious Luggage Decals The Cheeky Bag Tag Stickers Won't Pass Airport Security

Wandering through the airport, waiting for a flight or going through all of the security procedures can be incredibly boring, but if you use the Cheeky bag tag sticker collection, the whole... [More]

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Brand Mascot Prank Videos This Hilarious Prank by Kellog's Showcases Cereal Marketing

Pranks have always been a fun way for marketers to get advertising for their products and this cereal marketing ploy is no exception. The people at Kellog’s decided to give away free... [More]

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Fake April Fool’s Trailers - This Pineapple Express 2 Trailer is an Elaborate Prank

Fake April Fool’s Trailers This Pineapple Express 2 Trailer is an Elaborate Prank

If you’ve been eagerly anticipating Pineapple Express 2, here’s the movie trailer that you’ve been waiting for! Or not. Columbia Pictures has released a trailer for Pineapple Express 2, which... [More]

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Olfactory Search Engines - Google Nose Beta Suggests That You Could Sniff Your Internet Queries

Olfactory Search Engines Google Nose Beta Suggests That You Could Sniff Your Internet Queries

First of all, I must begin with the disclaimer that Google Nose Beta does not actually work, however convincing it might appear to be. This new online feature is a clever fabrication that is, albeit,... [More]

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Smartphone-Inspired Zappers - The Nokia Microwave Oven Has a Cellphone-Like Touchscreen Interface

Smartphone-Inspired Zappers The Nokia Microwave Oven Has a Cellphone-Like Touchscreen Interface

Looking at the Nokia Microwave Oven, one would have little doubt that this appliance was inspired by the latest offering of handsets that use the Windows operating system. The slick countertop meal... [More]

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Viral Video Termination Hoaxes - This YouTube April Fool

Viral Video Termination Hoaxes This YouTube April Fool's Prank Marks the End of YouTube Media

Some of the most popular YouTubers have teamed up with YouTube employees to create an epic YouTube April Fool’s prank that has sent many video watchers into a panic. According to this viral... [More]

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Canned Alien Pranks - This Chestburster in a Can is a Perfect Sci-Fi April Fool

Canned Alien Pranks This Chestburster in a Can is a Perfect Sci-Fi April Fool's Alien Prank

This alien prank brings back fond memories of the horrfying scene in the 1979 classic ‘Alien,’ when a blood thirsty parasitic creature gruesomely emerges from the chest of a hapless... [More]

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Instructional Prank Videos - This Video Shows You How to Do Seven Super Simple April Fool

Instructional Prank Videos This Video Shows You How to Do Seven Super Simple April Fool's Pranks

An April fool’s prank can be a lot of fun, especially when it’s being performed on someone else. Every year on April 1st it has been a longstanding tradition to play pranks on friends,... [More]

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Bacon-Flavored Condoms - J&D

Bacon-Flavored Condoms J&D's Infused Bacon Condoms Puts a New Meaning to Bringing Home the Bacon

The means that people exploit bacon has no bounds; from bacon-filled cupcakes to bacon-stitched dresses, people just seem adamant on having bacon infused in their everyday life. ‘Bacon Condoms&... [More]

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Mind-Melting Tile Tricks - Watch This Magician Remove Tiles Without Changing the Overall Grid Shape

Mind-Melting Tile Tricks Watch This Magician Remove Tiles Without Changing the Overall Grid Shape

Don’t ask me how this mind melting tile trick works, I’m still trying to work that one out. This YouTube video by Buenos Aires magician Norberto Jansenson achieves the seemingly... [More]

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Miniature Magnetized Phalluses - Phallic Toys by Kit Cameo Brings a Hard Edge to Magnets

Miniature Magnetized Phalluses Phallic Toys by Kit Cameo Brings a Hard Edge to Magnets

There are a lot of things that should be kept away from the judgemental eyes of polite society. The ‘Bag of Dicks’ by artist Kit Cameo are exactly the type of products that should... [More]

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Terrifyingly Playful Pranks - Courtney Scharf Offers Ideas for April Fools Pranks to Make You Jump

Terrifyingly Playful Pranks Courtney Scharf Offers Ideas for April Fools Pranks to Make You Jump

For anyone looking for inspiration to really mess with their friends on April 1st, look no further than these hilarious April Fools Pranks. Elevators can be a pretty scary place when the power goes... [More]

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100 Outrageous April Fool

100 Outrageous April Fool's Inspirations From Invisible Dog Pranks to Deceptive Soup Cakes

It is almost the world’s biggest prank day and many people are searching for an April Fool’s inspiration to ruin their loved one’s days for a temporary period of time. Listed here are some... [More]

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Cop-Confusing Car Pranks - This Fake Snow Car was Issued a Ticket by German Police

Cop-Confusing Car Pranks This Fake Snow Car was Issued a Ticket by German Police

Police in Germany were very convinced by the actuality of this very crafty fake snow car. It was all part of a prank that ended in a parking ticket. Just as German police were issuing the ticket for... [More]

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Test Drive Prank Ads - Watch What Happens When Jeff Gordon Pulls Stunts in this Pepsi Commercial

Test Drive Prank Ads Watch What Happens When Jeff Gordon Pulls Stunts in this Pepsi Commercial

Professional driver Jeff Gordon disguises himself as a dithering gentleman in order to scare the hell out of an unsuspecting car salesman in this Pepsi commercial. An advertisement for Pepsi... [More]

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Geeky Tech Gag Kits - This Prank Kit From ThinkGeek Will Wreak Havoc on Office Life

Geeky Tech Gag Kits This Prank Kit From ThinkGeek Will Wreak Havoc on Office Life

This prank kit by ThinkGeek is sure to make you an office hero. It may also get you swiftly fired; it really depends on what kind of corporate culture your workplace possesses. The prank kit... [More]

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Gallon Smashing Pranks - Gallon Smashing is the New Viral Sensation

Gallon Smashing Pranks Gallon Smashing is the New Viral Sensation

Gallon smashing is the YouTube sensation said to soon be replacing the Harlem Shake in popularity. Starting in the UK, the idea involves purposefully smashing gallons/jugs of juice or milk in a... [More]

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Walk-In Homicide Pranks - See How People React to This Elevator Murder Social Experiment Campaign

Walk-In Homicide Pranks See How People React to This Elevator Murder Social Experiment Campaign

A viral advertisement campaign for the movie Dead Man Down, the Elevator Murder Experiment video is a social experiment to see what real people’s reactions would be to witnessing a murder in action.... [More]

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Fake Secret Society Pranks - One of the Best Ways to Freak Out Pizza Delivery Guys

Fake Secret Society Pranks One of the Best Ways to Freak Out Pizza Delivery Guys

A room full of men dressed in black robes, covering their faces with strange animal masks, gathered around a candle-lit table with eerie music chanting in the background is probably a scene out of a... [More]

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Invisible Dog Pranks - What Looks Like a Hearing Test is Really a DTS Sound-Sponsored Prank

Invisible Dog Pranks What Looks Like a Hearing Test is Really a DTS Sound-Sponsored Prank

These new headphones from the sound experts at DTS sound so realistic that they’re able to fool people into thinking they’re being attacked by an invisible dog. Like most pranks, the... [More]

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