A BBC tourism segment once convinced hundreds that spaghetti grew on trees. Learn the delightfully absurd story behind the hoax.

(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’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of a spaghetti tree look-a-like - Liliia Chernomor/Shutterstock On April Fool's Day in 1957, Switzerland played a prank ...

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 ...