The Spaghetti Tree

About this episode

This episode explores the whimsical April Fools' segment by the BBC about spaghetti trees in 1950s Britain.

Spaghetti, like money, does not grow on trees. But it turns out that that may not have been common knowledge in ‘50s Britain… and the BBC, after putting together a whimsical April Fools’ segment, suddenly had some explaining to do. We begin our April Fools’ celebration with lots of tricks and fun. Be sure to follow all month! Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Written, Engineered & Produced by Maura Currie One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive This episode originally ran as premium episode 59. Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release…

People in this episode

Host: Laurah Norton

Topics covered

• April Fools' Day
• spaghetti
• BBC
• historical events
• media pranks

Keywords

• spaghetti
• April Fools' Day
• BBC
• 1950s
• media pranks
• historical events

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Organizations: BBC

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