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Great Sheep Panic of 1888. The day tens of thousands sheep across Oxfordshire broke from their enclosures and scattered in terror. Nobody knows what scared them. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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[–] The_v@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

The most common cause for panic would be a lower level earthquake. In the 4's on the Richter scale.

Combine this with an intense rainstorm and it's a recipe for panic.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

Sheep flash mob

[–] hglman@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Airburst meteor

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Someone would have noticed an airburst over 200sqmi.

Clearly the answer is chupacabra.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

Manbearpig

[–] hglman@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

In 1921 the scientific journal Nature noted that the 3 November 1888 had been "an intensely dark night, with occasional flashes of lightning"

Could have been metors