Yes, you heard me right.
Mike.
Chicken.
Headless.

(image: Wikimedia Commons)

In the 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen cut the head off of “Mike” the chicken. However, Olsen managed to strike the chicken at the base of the head - mostly decapitating it - but leaving part of the bird’s brain in tact. Remarkably, the headless chicken still walked about, made pecking motions, flapped its wings, and survived for 18 months (Olsen fed it with an eyedropper into its “neckhole”). Olsen toured the country with “Headless Mike” and they even made an appearance in Life Magazine. The town of Fruita, Colorado (Mike’s hometown) now proudly displays a headless chicken statue in his honor.

Wikipedia link
Legends of America link
Mike The Headless Chicken (Official Site) link

Tags: animals, signs of the Apocalypse, urban non-legends
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