The left-handed WhopperIn 1998, Burger King published a full page ad in ìUSA Todayî announcing the creation of the ìLeft-Handed Whopper.î They the new Whopper would be the same, except ìall condiments rotated 180 degrees; thereby, redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments would skew to the left; thereby, reducing the amount of lettuce and other toppings from spilling out the right side of the burger.The next day, thousands of brilliant lefties showed up to try their new favorite burger. Unfortunately, they were turned away.Pasta grows in the gardenOn April 1, 1957, the BBC TV show “Panorama” ran a segment about the Swiss spaghetti harvest enjoying a “bumper year,î thanks to mild weather and the elimination of the spaghetti weevil. Many credulous Britons were taken in, and why not? The story was on television — then a relatively new invention. The story was ranked the No. 1 April Fools’ hoax of all time by the Museum of Hoaxes website ó a source for all things foolish.
