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Chicken-extraordinary! / Mike, The Headless Chicken (1945 – 1947)
This one stands out as one of the most famous and unbelievable circus stories ever. Mike, the Headless Chicken, was the telling name given to a chicken that managed to survive for a whopping 18 months without having a head. Yes, you’ve read that right! The chicken was quite naturally turned into a circus act and made a reported $4.5K per month to its owner.
Nowadays, Mike is a cultural symbol of Fruita, Colorado, the town that witnessed its hatching. There’s even an annual “Mike the Headless Chicken Day” in place since 1999. The bird was left alive because its “killer” missed the jugular vein and most of the brain.
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