On April 1, 1957 the BBC broadcast a documentary about ‘spaghetti trees’ in Switzerland. Hundreds of people phoned the BBC. 'How can I grow spaghetti?' they asked.
An official BBC replied: “Place some cooked spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce. Leave the tin on your window until the 1st of April”.
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