Bizarre: On 1 April 1957 the BBC aired a serious item on its Pan…

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Did you know? On 1 April 1957 the BBC aired a serious item on its Panorama news show about the "spaghetti harvest" in Switzerland — with footage of people picking spaghetti from trees. Hundreds of viewers called the BBC to ask how to grow their own spaghetti tree. It's one of the best-known April Fools' jokes ever.

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On 1 April 1957 the BBC aired a serious item on its Panorama news show about the "spaghetti harvest" in Switzerland — with footage of people picking spaghetti from trees. Hundreds of viewers called the BBC to ask how to grow their own spaghetti tree. It's one of the best-known April Fools' jokes ever.

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