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Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947) [1] was a male Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after he was beheaded, surviving because most of his brain stem remained intact and it did not bleed to death due to a blood clot. After the beheading, Mike achieved national fame until his death in March 1947.
Fruita is known for Mike the Headless Chicken, a chicken who lived for 18 months after his head was cut off. Lloyd Olsen, the remover of Mike's head, continued to give him food and water with an eye dropper. He grew to be almost 8 lb (3.6 kg).
Fruita is also the home of Mike the Headless Chicken, and hosts an annual festival in his honor every May. A small statue dedicated to Mike can also be seen in the town. [8] Just west of Fruita, the byway turns north onto SH-139, traveling 78 miles (126 km) to the next town of Rangely, and traversing the Douglas Pass. [6]
Mike the Headless Chicken is now an institution in Fruita, and festivals in his honor occur regularly. What's an institution in Fruita? I'm not familiar with the phrase and/or location. --pjf 09:26, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC) Fruita refers to Fruita, Colorado, as is referenced in the previous paragraph. "An institution" means something that everybody ...
This is an incomplete list of festivals in the United States with articles on Wikipedia, as well as lists of other festival lists, by geographic location. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Embraced by the warm, crystalline waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, just off the west coast of Italy’s Tuscan shoreline, Isola d’Elba is Italy’s lettera d'amore to the Mediterranean sun and sea.
The Fruita Museum, at 432 E. Aspen in Fruita, Colorado, is a Rustic-style building which was built in 1938-39 as a Works Progress Administration project to serve as a museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] In 2018, the building serves as home of the Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce and as a visitor center.
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