April 1st is also a day for practical jokes in Germany; newspapers are one of the leading sources of April Fool's Fun and this year organizations and the companies like the Goethe-Institute and Lindt have gotten in on the fun, too.
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Here's a fun slideshow from The Local, complete with beds, hams, and brides. (In English)
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The Goethe Institut is worried about Umlauts disappearing from the German language...
Post by Goethe-Institut.
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The Deutsche Welle has the top 6 best and worst April Fool's jokes (in English).
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And Lindt now makes Brussels Sprouts Truffels. Mmm, lecker! ;)