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Is Google REALLY Changing Its Name To Topeka?

Is Google REALLY Changing Its Name To Topeka?
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Many are wondering: Is Google really changing its name to Topeka?

No, it's an April Fools' prank -- and just one of many, being April Fools' Day 2010.

The move is in response to Topeka, Kansas, renaming itself Google for a day, and it is all in good fun. Tomorrow, Google will be Google again.

Topeka is one of several cities vying to host Google's experimental, ulta-fast broadband network.

Read more about Google's April Fools Day prank here, including their official statement on it.

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