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Mike the Headless Chicken
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In 1945 an ordinary chicken in Fruita, Colorado, was about to have an extraordinary day. His head was chopped off, but instead of dying, like most things do when decapitated, he survived for an astounding 18 months. He would go on a tour of the United States - generating thousands of dollars for his owners. This is the story of Mike the Headless Chicken.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34198390
https://modernfarmer.com/2014/08/heres-chicken-can-live-without-head/
https://www.life.com/animals/life-with-mike-the-headless-chicken-photos-of-a-famously-tough-fowl/
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_without_a_head.png
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Manage episode 502517619 series 3652179
In 1945 an ordinary chicken in Fruita, Colorado, was about to have an extraordinary day. His head was chopped off, but instead of dying, like most things do when decapitated, he survived for an astounding 18 months. He would go on a tour of the United States - generating thousands of dollars for his owners. This is the story of Mike the Headless Chicken.
Sources
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34198390
https://modernfarmer.com/2014/08/heres-chicken-can-live-without-head/
https://www.life.com/animals/life-with-mike-the-headless-chicken-photos-of-a-famously-tough-fowl/
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_without_a_head.png
History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com
Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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