The most famous joke: BBC-Spaghetti Tree Harvest

It was as far back as 1957, and British BBC TV broadcasted a message on April 1st: Thanks to the mild winter just passed and the effective control of the pests on the spaghetti tree, a farmer in southern Switzerland enjoyed a bumper harvest of spaghetti. In the picture, a woman carefully picked the spaghetti from the tree and dried it in the sun.

Because at that time, Italian food was not common in Britain. Many British people don't know that spaghetti is made of wheat flour. Hundreds of phone calls were made to the BBC. Some people pointed out that the news was wrong, some people were puzzled, and some even asked: How can I grow my own spaghetti tree?

This can be regarded as an example that TV media first joined the ranks of April Fool's Day trick activities. Many years later, the CNN article also commented that it was the biggest joke in history.