Bizarre Mysteries That Remain Unsolved to This Day

5,000 Dead Birds

On New Year's Ever in 2010, a small Arkansas town was terrified when 5,000 blackbirds suddenly began flying into buildings, trees, and telephone poles, dying instantly. The town wrote it off as a one-time instance caused by fireworks. However, the very next year, it happened again, despite the fireworks ban. Many took it as an omen signaling the end of the world.

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