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Ever heard of a rat king?

Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:03 am
Posted by fr33manator
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:03 am

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A rat king is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together by one of several possible mechanisms, such as entangling material like hair or sticky substances like sap or gum. The number of rats joined together varies from a few to as many as 32. Historically, the phenomenon is particularly associated with Germany, which produced many reported instances. Rat kings occur so rarely that they have sometimes been thought to be cryptids, but there are several well-attested modern occurrences.





Imagine finding one of these in your attic
Posted by Passing Wind
Dutchtown
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:05 am to
Y’all google some weird shite at night.
Posted by SEClint
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:05 am to
Posted by ZIGG
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:06 am to
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:07 am to
I saw it on an episode of QI.

Great show for weird trivia
Posted by Duane Dibbley
Red Dwarf
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:09 am to
Sure have.

Posted by Ted2010
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:11 am to
Looks like a rat orgy gone wrong.
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:12 am to
Dennis Duffy, the Beeper King, was always talking about Rat Kings on 30 Rock.
Posted by SuwMwf
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:12 am to
Theo Von is the rat king.

ETA: gang gang
This post was edited on 2/2/19 at 12:14 am
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 12:17 am to
quote:

ETA: gang gang


gang gang
Posted by Charlie Arglist
Wichita, Kansas
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 3:40 am to
quote:

Ever heard of a rat king?


Only a Yellow Rat King......
Posted by EarlyCuyler3
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 3:44 am to
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 4:12 am to
What show is QI?
Posted by SECdragonmaster
Order of the Dragons
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 6:47 am to


Thanks for the nightmares.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 6:51 am to
Posted by Fe_Mike
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 7:38 am to
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 7:45 am to
Odd how they all appear to die at the same time. If my tail was stuck together with other rats seems I would bite it off to get away or eat the rat next to me to not starve.
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
21827 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:27 am to
I think they usually drown struggling against each other, expending toomuch energy clawing each other to death
Posted by Isabelle81
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Member since Sep 2015
2718 posts
Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:28 am to
Hmmm, there is a Rat King in the Nutcracker ballet.
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 2/2/19 at 9:39 am to
No, but I've seen a king rat before.

Jamie Kennedy - King Rat
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