April Fools Pranks 2025
On April 1st people can play pranks on each other
tell a lie = speaking only, usually (-)
play a prank = action or lie to trick someone (usually to be funny)
Why do companies play pranks on April Fools?
These are some stories from April 1st. Do you think they are true or pranks?
I’m sure = I’m certain = It’s definitely
It’s probably = I bet
I’d say = I think
I guess
It may be = Perhaps = It could be
Ikea’s long straight store
Have you been shopping in Ikea before?
Many customers complain that they get lost in Ikea because the floor plan is very complicated. In response, Ikea said they will try creating a new totally straight store. Customers can just walk in one direction until the end.
Grass covers for phones, laptops, switches
In English “Go touch grass” means to go outside and enjoy nature. These days it’s often used when people spent too much time online or on their phone.
An electronics accessories company, Dbrand, decided to make these:
Why would people want these?
Do you think they’ll be popular?
London Eye World Tour
To celebrate it’s 25th anniversary, the London Eye, a popular tourist spot in London will go on a world tour in 2026
It will be taken apart and rebuilt in various cities for a few months each.
Duolinguo Cruise
What is Duolingo?
It’s a free app for studying languages.
They collaborated with a cruise company to announce a 5 year cruise that will visit 195 countries.
Passengers can take language classes (for 40 different languages) during the cruise and speak the language at the countries they visit.
A wide menu from a variety of countries will be offered on the ship.
You can book a section of the cruise based on the countries you’d like to visit.
Would you consider going on this cruise?
Mars Mission
William Shatner (94), the Star Trek actor, has announced that he will quit acting and join a mission to Mars with Elon Musk!
Musk has said his goal is to build a 1 million person colony on Mars in the next 30 years. He plans to send an unmanned rocket to Mars by the end of 2026.
In 2021 Shatner went to space on Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company.
Q: How do you think Shatner felt when he went to space the first time?
He said: “It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever experienced. The contrast between the coldness of space and the warmth of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness.”
grief (noun) = feel sad because you lost something (e.g. someone died)
overwhelming (adj) = it is too much, your body or mind can’t accept it.
headline: They told insurers a bear damaged their car. But it was actually a person in a costume
4 men told their insurance companies that a bear entered their cars and damaged it. The area is famous for having many black bears. They showed a security camera video and photos of the damage. They were paid $141,839 by their insurance companies.
You can watch the video here: https://vimeo.com/1029340693
One insurance company sent the video to an animal expert. The expert said it’s clearly a person in a bear costume so all 4 men were arrested
Vacation flex
A Canadian airline, Westjet, will start a program called “Vacation Flex.” Passengers can submit their best vacation photos which might be placed on billboards across Canada.
“That’s a flex” means the person is showing off. It’s for people who like to show everyone how great their vacation is… like they do on social media.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/april-fools-day-2025-pranks-grass-keyboard-catnip-car-seats-5-year-world-cruise/