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Personalized smoked sausage and exercising in Blijdorp: this year's April Fools' jokes

Personalized smoked sausage and exercising in Blijdorp: this year's April Fools' jokes

Dutch companies participated in the annual April Fools' Day tradition by promoting various humorous and fake products. Examples mentioned include personalized smoked sausages, customizable public transport check-in sounds, and all-you-can-eat pizza offers.

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