(NEXSTAR) – For the most part, TV audiences today couldn’t be convinced that spaghetti grows on trees. But in 1957, plenty of viewers were eating it up. Described as “the most successful April Fools’ ...

On April Fool's Day in 1957, Switzerland played a prank so convincing it actually fooled people into thinking spaghetti grew on trees. Disguised as a Swiss tourism video, a BBC current affairs show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There probably have been practical jokers since the beginning of time. But April Fools' Day on April 1 is when many let their ...

Back in 1998, Burger King pulled a doozy for April Fools’ Day. The fast-food chain took out a full-page ad in USA Today announcing an all-new Left-Handed Whopper—the perfect solution for its millions ...