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The Cobra Effect, Part 1: Snakes, Rats, and Unintended Consequences

Ridiculous History

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Rat King - The Urban Legend of the Rat King

There's no real evidence that this is a thing, but it's the idea of rats that have entangled themselves together with their tails. There was an outbreak of buboni plague inhinois in 19 o six because the rats had been able to multiply without preditors or human interference. The french forces were right about at least one thing - the rats really were carrying bubonic plague.

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