Cows
Operation Fragrant Cow
Back in the 60s, the U.S. Army employed scientists to sneak into Omaha stockyards and spray cows with deodorant. The logic behind this was to test how easy it would be for Soviet agents to spread hoof-and-mouth disease among American cows.Unfortunately, I can't find any more info about this operation, which is a shame because it raises so many questions. For instance, the important part of the operation must have been to see how easily they could gain access to the stockyards. So then, why bother to deodorize the cows? Was it just to add a touch of realism? Why not spray them with paint so that they could later count the "infected" ones?
Southern Illinoisan - Aug 5, 1994
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 09, 2017 -
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Category: Military, Science, Cows, 1960s
Anti-Cow Kicker
October 1938: Alice Anthony models an "anti-cow kicker" invented by Bill Vernia of Odebolt, Iowa.
Pittsburgh Press - Oct 16, 1938
The Franklin News-Herald - Oct 7, 1938
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 11, 2017 -
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Category: Inventions, Cows, 1930s
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
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
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