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Flying Cows
When I started researching my latest about.com article, I figured that most of the alleged cases of people hit by flying cows were probably urban legends. But now I've concluded that, although there is one famous flying-cow urban legend (involving a Japanese fishing boat being sunk by a cow falling out of the sky), people actually do get hit by flying cows pretty regularly.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 19, 2015 -
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Category: Accidents, Cows, Alex
Knocked out by brick tied to cow tail
One of the many hazards of working on a farm, back in the 1930s. Though I'm having a hard time imagining how a cow could actually lift a brick with its tail and then swing it with enough force to knock someone out.
The Daily Free Press (Carbondale, Illinois) - Jan 21, 1931
BRICK TIED TO COW'S TAIL KNOCKS MILKER UNCONSCIOUS
TOLEDO, Ore., Jan 18 — Jack Horsfall, Toledo high school student, decided to stop his cow's practice of switching her tail while he milked. He tied a brick to her tail. The cow switched her tail anyway, and the brick struck Horsfall behind the ear. He fell unconscious. When he had recovered he untied the brick.
TOLEDO, Ore., Jan 18 — Jack Horsfall, Toledo high school student, decided to stop his cow's practice of switching her tail while he milked. He tied a brick to her tail. The cow switched her tail anyway, and the brick struck Horsfall behind the ear. He fell unconscious. When he had recovered he untied the brick.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Oct 10, 2015 -
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Category: Injuries, Cows, 1930s
Calling in the cows
Play trombone. Watch cows magically appear.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jun 13, 2015 -
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Category: Cows
Cow Urine Floor Cleaner
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 10, 2015 -
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Category: Cows, Body Fluids
Cow Ghost Terrorizes Town
Rogue cows are an old theme here on WU. This one apparently went rogue in the afterlife. As reported by the New York World - Aug 9, 1896.
[via Kay Massingill]
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 18, 2014 -
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Category: Paranormal, Cows, Nineteenth Century
The Cow Song
Elizabeth McGovern takes a break from her role in Downton Abbey to sing about cows.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 23, 2014 -
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Category: Music, Farming, Cows
Fear of Cows
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 06, 2013 -
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Category: Cows
Become a Cow
Stanford researchers are using virtual reality gear to allow volunteers to experience what it feels like to be a cow. They're curious about whether the experience of temporarily "becoming" a cow will reduce people's desire to eat cows. If the video below doesn't work, the article is here.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 21, 2013 -
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Category: Science, Experiments, Cows
Long Life Cow Award
Ballydrum Celsius Betty is only 15 yrs old, which isn't even particularly old for a cow, since cows often reach the age of 20. Apparently the oldest cow on record is Big Bertha, who lived to be 49. After her death she was stuffed and is now on display somewhere in Beaufort, County Kerry.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 04, 2013 -
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Category: Farming, Cows
Update on the cow urine industry
The "remote nondescript village" of Uttarakshi in India is taking a leap into the modern age. The villagers are helping to finance the construction of "an ultra modern hi tech distillation plant of 8000 litres capacity." What they'll be distilling is cow urine.According to the press release on pharmabiz.com:
distilled purified cow urine is being sold in the market at Rs.40 per 100 milli litre with the brand name of Divya Godhan Ark prescribed for indications like general debility, obesity, abdominal diseases, skin diseases, diabetes, cough and asthma. It is recommended in doses of 10 to 20 ml based on the indication and as prescribed by the physician.
If all goes well, the Uttarakshi plant can be expanded to up production to 10,000 litres of the liquid gold daily.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 16, 2013 -
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Category: Medicine, Cows
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