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Believe It Or Not: Mike the Headless Chicken

Believe It Or Not: Mike the Headless Chicken

This is not a hoax, folks: Following a non-lethal decapitation, Mike the headless chicken, later nicknamed "Miracle Mike," lived for approximately 18 months. Here he is, "dancing" in 1945.

Photo: Bob Landry./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Jan 01, 1945
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