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Podcast: The Fluent Mind ESL Podcast
Episode: A to Z Quick Tok 19 | Unbelievable True Stories from around the World
Description: In this Quick Tok episode, Jack discusses three unbelievable true stories from around the world.The Great Emu War (1932):In Australia, there was an actual military operation known as the "Great Emu War." In 1932, a large number of emus (flightless birds) were damaging farmlands, and the government decided to send soldiers armed with machine guns to try to control the emu population. However, the emus proved to be surprisingly agile and difficult targets, and the soldiers were unsuccessful in their attempts to reduce the emu population. The event has become a humorous and unusual episode...