An old event, a new account
This is not a report of fish falling today. Guinness World Records published a retrospective on October 9 about an incident in Marksville, Louisiana, on October 23, 1947. The anniversary is the reason to revisit it now.
The witness at breakfast
The account centers on fish researcher Alexander Bajkov, who was eating breakfast with his wife when a waitress reported fish falling outside. Guinness describes fish scattered around the courthouse area and statements gathered from local residents.
Keep the attribution attached
Unusual historical reports deserve more than a sensational headline. Here, the record is being presented through Guinness’ account of Bajkov’s observations and local testimony. That is different from this publication independently verifying the event or determining its cause.
Read it as history
The original feature follows the people and evidence behind the episode. Share it with the year visible. Removing the date would turn an intriguing anniversary story into a misleading claim about something happening in Louisiana now.
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