BBC once convinced people that spaghetti grows on trees

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Did You Know? BBC once convinced people that spaghetti grows on trees for their April Fools prank. In 1957, BBC broadcast a 3min program about Switzerland farms growing Spaghetti trees. The farmers harvested them and put in the sun to dry them.The presenter explained Spaghetti always grows to the same length. People believed it. source

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