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'Google Nose' is just one of the companies many online April Fools jokes

No online pranks today -- APRIL FOOLS!

Google is winning April Fools' day. Nearly every one of it's brands is punking us in one way or another. Gmail has gone blue, YouTube is shutting down, Google Maps will now lead you to treasure -- even their super techy/boring infrastructure projects like Google fiber are getting in on the act.

But they're far from alone in their appreciation for an online gag on April Fools'... we've rounded up a few for you, and will keep updating this list as new ones pop up! If you see one, let us know in the comments... we'll give you credit!

Phil Jackson's 1st tweet was actually a slick marketing move

OK Phil Jackson, we admit, you got us -- good

We here at Morning Express with Robin Meade were among the many, many, many people who piled on Thursday in calling attention to former Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls championship coach Phil Jackson's seemingly sloppy first tweet:

Is Scope Bacon an early April Fools joke?

Porker up! I just rinsed with bacon mouthwash

Some people think a new bacon flavored mouthwash has to be an early April Fool's Day joke, but Procter and Gamble claims the product is real!

Scope’s website says the mouthwash just tastes like bacon but leaves your breath smelling minty fresh.

FBI's UFO document most popular in online reading room

UFO memo most popular in FBI's 'vault'

A 1950s memo on space aliens and a UFO crash is the most searched for document in the FBI's "vault."

CNN's Brian Todd explains why it's stirred so much intrigue among users of the FBI's digital reading room.

Surveillance video shows botched burglary attemt at Kent's Market in Redding, CA

Big-belly burglar busted by parking curb

In this video from March 5th, a man appears to try and break into a convenience store in Redding, California but several miss steps lead to his (literal) downfall. 

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As seen on Morning Express: Friday, March 29

As seen on Morning Express: Friday, March 29

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Photo of Sherry West's child who was shot and killed

Baby shooting may have gang ties

Gang activity may have led to the shooting of a baby while he sat in his stroller.

That's from the Brunswick, Georgia police chief who didn't give specifics.

About 7,000 patients of this Tulsa, Oklahoma, dental practice are being notified they could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis over the past six years

Dentist's rusty tools put thousands at risk?

Seven thousand people now have to worry that they may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis while visiting their dentist.

Health officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma say they were stunned by the health and safety violations at the practice of longtime oral surgeon Scott Harrington.

Kim Jong Un being briefed by his generals

North Korea: We will strike Hawaii

North Korea said its rockets are standing by, ready to strike the U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un specifically included Hawaii in his list of targets.

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