April!

[lsanderson]

In 1957, a BBC television show announced that thanks to a mild winter and the virtual elimination of the spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. Footage of Swiss farmers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees prompted a barrage of calls from people wanting to know how to grow their own spaghetti at home. More

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[debgeisler.livejournal.com]

The great Swiss spaghetti harvest is the number one April Fool's hoax of all time, according to the Museum of Hoaxes. It offers another 99 for your amusement. :->