Spaghetti Trees

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‘There’s nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.’ Photo reproduced from here with kind permission under CC license

On April 1, 1957 the BBC broadcast a television documentary called ‘Spaghetti Trees’.



Hundreds of people phoned the BBC. 'How can
I grow spaghetti?' they asked.

An official BBC replied: “Here are the instructions:

  1. Place some cooked spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce.
  2. Leave the tin on your window until the 1st of April”.

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