07-16-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On the 16th of July in the year 2024, one of the strangest phenomenons in recent memory occurred when approximately 48 million rubber ducks suddenly appeared floating in the Indian Ocean. No one could explain where they came from or how they all got there, as not a single duck had gone missing from any baths or tubs around the world.

Satellite images and reports from passing cargo ships first spotted the huge flock of yellow ducks stretching as far as the eye could see. Social media exploded as photos of the bizarre sight went viral around the globe. Scientists were baffled, yet fascinated, rapidly organizing an international investigation. oceanographers, ornithologists and physicists worked round the clock yet found not a single clue.

For over a week the ducks remained clustered together drifting westward as media outlets breathlessly tracked their movement. Then as mysteriously as they arrived, one night they all simply vanished without a trace. In their absence, debates still rage online over possible causes such as a rupture in the duck-verse or an art stunt gone fowl. 10 years on, the Great Rubber Duck Event of 2024 remains an unsolved mystery for the ages and a strong contender for the strangest day in recorded history.