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<b>The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest</b><br> <br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXmaS1ZzpA8 " target="blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to watch the You Tube video</a><br> <br> In 1957, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ORCRP001723173" title="BBC" href="/topic/economy-business-finance/media-industry/bbc-ORCRP001723173.topic">BBC</a> news announced that Swiss farmers were enjoying a bountiful spaghetti crop. The news station even had staged footage of Swiss farmers pulling spaghetti from trees. Viewers called in and asked how they could grow their own spaghetti at home. BBC answered, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."<br> <br> <a href="http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/archive/permalink/the_swiss_spaghetti_harvest/" target="blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to read more about this prank on Museum of Hoaxes</a>

The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

Click here to watch the You Tube video

In 1957, BBC news announced that Swiss farmers were enjoying a bountiful spaghetti crop. The news station even had staged footage of Swiss farmers pulling spaghetti from trees. Viewers called in and asked how they could grow their own spaghetti at home. BBC answered, "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best."

Click here to read more about this prank on Museum of Hoaxes

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