9. There’s nothing like some fresh, home-grown spaghetti.
In 1957, the news show Broadcast by Panorama, released a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The segment explained that the unusual harvest was due to an unusually mild winter and the “virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil”. The video of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets was shown with the segment. The show said:
“For those who love this dish, there’s nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.”
As soon as the series was aired, thousands started calling the BBC headquarters requesting information on how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. BBC gave the secret recipe to all its callers. They said:
“Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”
10. The urge to watch TV in color.
In 1962, Sweden only had one television channel which was aired in black and white. On April 1st, the station announced that Kjell Stensson, their technical expert, was going to reveal how people can convert their black and white TV into color. Stensson then went on to say that researchers had recently discovered a technique in which the conversion of light takes place. Viewers were advised to cover their television screens with a pair of tights, which caused the light to refract and view as if it was in color. Thousands fell for the hoax and scrambled to find their stockings, which they cut open and taped on top of their screens.
11. Hot Wheels released Wonder Woman’s invisible jet for sale.
If you ever plan to keep a collectible mint-in-box, this would probably be the one. As an April Fool’s day prank, Mattel’s social marketing team came up with a prank post on Facebook that announced it would start selling the jet. The artist created a box and posted the picture, to which many understood the joke, yet many didn’t. Those who didn’t get it, contacted the artist wanting to know where they could purchase the product. The demand for the toy was so high that Mattel decided to make it a limited-edition collectible and sold it exclusively at Comic Con for $5.
12. Los Angeles’ Airport prank.
One of the scariest things that could ever happen would be to board the wrong plane and possibly reach Chicago, instead of California. Well, that’s exactly what happened in 1992 at LA airport. As passengers were approaching the runway, they noticed a banner that read, “welcome to Chicago”. The sign was written on a 20-foot-high red letters in an 85-foot-long yellow banner on the ground. The sign probably knocked the wind out of them.
Sources: Indian Express, Mirror.
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