On this day in 1957, as an April Fools Day prank, the British Broadcasting Corporation aired a made-up report about harvesting spaghetti from trees. 

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1957, as an April Fools Day prank, the British Broadcasting Corporation aired a made-up report about harvesting spaghetti from trees.

The BBC fools viewers into believing that spaghetti grows on trees  - April 1st, 1957

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