<b>Turn on the tv or radio, or scroll any news site online and you’ll no doubt be inundated with stories about crazy weather anomalies happening all around the globe. </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>Volcanic eruptions, tidal waves, earthquakes, tornadoes and so much more. </b><br /><b></b><br /><b>But none of us, thankfully, have ever lived through one of the strangest events in history when something a lot more dense than rain began falling from the skies onto some unsuspecting farmers in the small town of Olympia Springs, Kentucky. </b><br /><br />-------------------<br /><br />Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/foodhistorypod</a><br /><br />-------------------<br /><br />Sources for this episode's research:<a href="https://winstoncupmuseum.com/nascar-and-prohibition/#:~:text=Across%20the%20country%2C%20bootleggers%20had,cases%20of%20liquor%20as%20possible" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><br /><ul><li><a href="https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/What-Was-the-Kentucky-Meat-Shower" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/What-Was-the-Kentucky-Meat-Shower</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzkmgw/the-mystery-of-the-kentucky-meat-shower" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.vice.com/en/article/kzkmgw/the-mystery-of-the-kentucky-meat-shower</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.popsci.com/story/science/weirdest-thing-meat-shower-kodak-cow-sword-swallower/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.popsci.com/story/science/weirdest-thing-meat-shower-kodak-cow-sword-swallower/</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.wate.com/news/kentucky/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-147-years-passed-since-the-kentucky-shower-of-flesh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.wate.com/news/kentucky/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-147-years-passed-since-the-kentucky-shower-of-flesh/</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lluvia_de_peces" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lluvia_de_peces</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_of_animals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_of_animals</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><br /></li></ul><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-fantastic-history-of-food--3591729/support</a>.