Was This 1957 Spaghetti Tree Hoax the Most Elaborate April Fool's Prank Ever?

It's true the public was significantly more straightforward back in the day. But this 1957 episode is actually far more ...
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The Best April Fools’ Hoax Ever

On April 1, 1957 the BBC aired the spaghetti-hoax story -a joke described as "the most successful April Fool's Day prank of all time." ...
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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’ ...

BBC pulled odd April's Fools Day prank - ‘best in history'

The most funny part of that legendary BBC April Fools moment isn't the joke itself but how so many people fell for it.
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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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 ...