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Sep 2020
37m 51s

Kentucky Meat Shower

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On March 3rd, 1876, farmer and housewife Mary Crouch witnessed a bizarre weather anomaly: pounds of raw meat raining down across her farm in Bath County, Kentucky. Almost 150 years later, we're still trying to figure out what caused the flurry of flesh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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