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Type "Google.com" in your browser on April 1st - April Fools Day - and you will be surprised. Every April 1st Google plays an elaborate April Fools prank on its users. It is always a good prank but one has to click on the Google name or logo to get the full joke. While our brains know that what they are doing is a prank, it is so well crafted that it always sounds believable.

But to get the full story this year one had to do a little research. Click here to learn the story behind the prank.

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- Apr 1, 2010 ... Google announced today it is changing its name to Topeka, in honor of the ... Google has a history of having a good time with April Fool's Day.
- Apr 1, 2010 ... Insights from Googlers into our products, technology and the Google culture ... the world by announcing that his city was changing its name to Google. ... Time) April 1st, Google has officially changed our name to Topeka.
- Apr 1, 2010 ... The Topeka-Google April Fools Day prank is a big hit in the Kansas capital, which changed its name to Google for the month of March.
- Apr 1, 2010 ... Find out why Google has changed its name to Topeka—and get the facts behind historic April Fools' Day farces.
- Apr 1, 2010 ... If you think Google really changed its name to Topeka, read on . ... Or, you can just try out their new tiny Micra -- also issued on April Fools' Day ...
- Then, on April 1 (April Fools' Day), Google jokingly announced that it would be changing its name to Topeka, to "honor that moving gesture" and changed its ...
- Jun 1, 2010 ... Topeka Google April Fools' Prank: Google Changes Its Name To .... Google renames itself Topeka for April Fool's: ( In spirit of April Fool's Day, ...
- Apr 1, 2010 ... Search Engine Giant Returns Favor to Kansas City that Changed its Name to ... Google has changed its name to Topeka for April Fool's Day.

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True-Life-Stories-And-Funny-Pranks-This-Years-April-Fools-Pranks 1 year 7 weeks ago

Come along on my recent journey to create the perfect April Fools Day prank after I've retired from pranking for over 40 years.

However, I soon discovered that I was not the only one in the family who could execute a great April Fools Day prank.

All I can say is after last Friday, I am going back into retirement in the April Fools Day pranking department!

Gotcha and Bazinga don't even cover it!

Starbucks April Fools Prank 2010 2 years 7 weeks ago

Everyone has seen what Google and some of the other large companies have done for April Fools day but have not seen them all yet. This website has more information about what Starbucks did this year to celebrate April Fools day. Check out this website and find out more now.

Topeka logo gone from Google: We're not in... | Gather 2 years 7 weeks ago

The Topeka Google logo is no longer so we're not in Kansas anymore (great idea for an April Fools Day prank, though).

Instead, there are some delicate illlustrations of Thumbelina. From city in the heartland to a tiny Hans Christian Andersen character, Google knows how to honor the honorable.

Topeka Google logo is not really an April prank – SoftSailor 2 years 7 weeks ago

I have to confess that I was very surprised, when I saw that Google had replaced its multi-colored ‘Google’ logo, from its official homepage, with the word ‘Topeka’. At first, I didn`t know what Topeka stands for, but then I`ve made some digging and I found out that it refers to Topeka city from Kansas. Now, you are probably wondering (as I did):” Why on earth would Google do such thing?”.

Google April Fools 2010 2 years 7 weeks ago

Many people wonder why Google's main page says Topeka. This blog has all of the information that you need about this April Fool's joke. Check out this blog now to get all of the information that you need about Google's April Fools joke 2010.

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