5 food-themed pranks that successfully captured the attention of a ravenous audience

People crave a good story.

Maybe these five far-fetched food fantasies on April Fools' Day in previous years fooled the public due to their hunger for a good story and something new and delicious to eat.

Check these five out.

1. Taco Bell chimes in with landmark claim

In 1996, Taco Bell boldly declared that they had acquired the Liberty Bell, a renowned National Historic Landmark.

The "Taco Liberty Bell" will remain accessible to the public for viewing, as stated in the print advertisement.

The ad appeared in seven major newspapers around the country.

Taco Bell stated that its actions were aimed at decreasing the national debt and urged other corporations to contribute as well.

2. Beer made with bull testicles

Bull testicles, sliced and deep-fried, are a popular delicacy in Colorado.

An old Irish tradition is making oyster stout, which combines toasty dark malts with briny shellfish flavors.

Wynkoop Brewing Co. of Denver had no trouble declaring 12 years ago that it was brewing Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout.

That’s right: dark stout made with bull testicles.

One reviewer in a spoof video exclaimed, "Wow, the Wynkoops are really improving!"

The sensation of the gimmick was proven. Wynkoop currently produces a beer made with bull testicles.

3. Switzerland's delicious spaghetti harvest

On April Fools' Day in 1957, the BBC, a renowned British media organization, created a stir worldwide with a TV report about an "outstandingly bountiful spaghetti harvest" in Ticino, a Swiss region situated near the Italian border, that year.

"One of the most well-known April Fools' Day pranks was when spaghetti was not commonly known in Britain, according to History.com."

Some BBC viewers reportedly inquired about growing their own spaghetti at home, according to the website.

4. Edison turns water into wine

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877.

In 1878, the New York Graphic newspaper published a sensational headline stating that "Edison invents a device to sustain the human population!"

The New Jersey inventor's new contraption can turn dirt into meat and water into wine, according to the story, proving that delicious April Fools' Day gags are nothing new.

Although the author confessed that the tale originated from a dream at the conclusion of the report, numerous other newspapers across the nation published it.

5. Man invents London’s top-rated restaurant

A London writer, Oobah Butler, was hired by restaurants to write fake positive reviews for TripAdvisor despite being frustrated.

In 2017, he gained popularity as a viral sensation after creating a restaurant, the Shed at Dulwich, and made it the top-rated eatery in London, England by using fake reviews.

In six months, the restaurant that was previously ranked No. 18,149 on TripAdvisor rose to become the top-rated restaurant in London.

One day, the non-existent restaurant was searched 89,000 times on the burner phone he used, with people desperately requesting reservations.

"The allure of this place, with its lack of address and exclusivity, is so strong that people can't make rational decisions," Butler stated on Vice.