Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April Fool's Day in 1957, Switzerland played a prank so convincing it actually fooled people into thinking spaghetti grew on ...

On April Fool's Day in 1957, Switzerland played a prank so convincing it actually fooled people into thinking spaghetti grew on trees. Disguised as a Swiss tourism video, a BBC current affairs show ...

(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’ ...

Ever heard of a spaghetti tree? Well, neither had anyone in Great Britain -- until April 1, 1957, when a respected television news program called "Panorama" aired a totally bogus story about the ...