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by jasoneckert 307 days ago
The best part of April Fools jokes are that they capture the spirit of the time.

I remember the Thinkgeek PC EZ-Bake Oven that fit into a 5.25" bay in your PC - fitting for 2004! https://hoaxes.org/af_database/permalink/pc_ez-bake_oven

And my favourite: Microsoft's Alpine Legend for Xbox 360 in 2009 that caused a stir because so many people actually wanted that game to be real. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBQknWUEYU

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Well, in 1957, BBC Panorama aired a 3min segment how Swiss farmers harvest spaghetti from trees.