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When marine amphibians fall from the sky, people tend to notice. So it was on 30th June, 1892 - when it reportedly rained FROGS in the Birmingham suburb of Moseley.\nMultiple accounts of animal rain - now thought to be caused by tornadoes sweeping up creatures as they traverse local water sources - can be found as far back as ancient Roman literature, and throughout the medieval era.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly consider the Biblical resonance of froggy-drops, discover the \u201cMiss \u2018Rain of Fish\u2019\u201d competition in Latin America, and work out why it\u2019s said to be \u2018raining cats and dogs\u2019, when it literally never is...\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018Nine Times Animals Rained Down From The Sky\u2019, from World List\u2019s YouTube channel (2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWNSc49jDf8\n\n\u2018It's raining birds and frogs: Animal phenomena are surprisingly common but why do they happen?\u2019 (Independent, 2011): https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/it-s-raining-birds-and-frogs-animal-phenomena-are-surprisingly-common-but-why-do-they-happen-2177017.html\n\nMore on \u2018Miss Lluvia De Peces\u2019 (All That\u2019s Interesting, 2019): https://allthatsinteresting.com/fish-rain-lluvia-de-peces\n\n\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1800s #Strange #Funny #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices