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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by nicoburns on Thursday January 10, 2019 @06:03AM (#18872985)
And context:

"At the time (1957) spaghetti was relatively little-known in the UK, so that many Britons were unaware that spaghetti is made from wheat flour and water; a number of viewers afterwards contacted the BBC for advice on growing their own spaghetti trees."

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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by louthy on Thursday January 10, 2019 @06:34AM (#18873131)
> so that many Britons were unaware that spaghetti is made from wheat flour and water

I doubt many Britons know that now to be fair. I could easily imagine this jape catching people out today.

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Re:Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (... by nicoburns on Thursday January 10, 2019 @07:09AM (#18873279)
Really? I suspect many people wouldn't know the exact ingredients or manufacturing process, but I think almost everyone knows that it doesn't grow on trees!
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