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Greatest April Fools’ prank of all time? The story of the BBC’s ‘spaghetti trees’

(NEXSTAR) – For the most part, TV audiences today couldn’t be convinced that spaghetti grows on trees. But in 1957, plenty of viewers were eating it up. Described as “the most successful April Fools’ ...
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'Spaghetti growing on trees' - are we too wary of an April Fools prank?

Some 68 years ago today, millions of people tuned into a BBC Panorama report about a Swiss family harvesting spaghetti from trees. It may sound implausible, but many viewers believed it. Watch the ...
WGAL

April Fools' Day: What are its origins?

Pranks, jokes and hoaxes are all part of the April Fools' Day tradition.How did it get started? No one really knows for sure.Calendar changeSome historians speculate it dates all the way back to 1582.
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April Fools! | IU expert shares origins and appeal of April Fools' Day

INDIANAPOLIS — As the calendar flips to April 1, millions of people around the world prepare to take what they see, hear and experience with an extra grain of scrutiny. April Fools' Day is a day ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

When is April Fools' Day? What to know about the unofficial holiday

Beware: April Fools' Day, every prankster's favorite day, is nearly upon us. The unofficial holiday encourages pulling light-hearted pranks, practical jokes, hoaxes or hijinks on others. It's also ...
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Greatest April Fools’ prank of all time? The story of the BBC’s ‘spaghetti trees’

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – For the most part, TV audiences ...