10-23-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On October 23rd, 1635, villagers in the small town of Tisno, Croatia awoke to a truly bizarre sight. During the night, it had rained not water, but potatoes. eyewitness accounts describe crowds gathering in the town square, prodding and poking at hundreds of small, wet potatoes that had fallen from the sky. Farmers rushed to collect the unusual crop, unsure of what to make of this strange blessing.

Potato rain continued off and on throughout the morning, falling steadily if strangely. Speculation ran rampant - had God sent this sign, rewarding the town for their piety? Was it some mad scientist's experiment gone awry? A sorcerer's spell? As quickly as it had started however, around noon, the potato rain suddenly ceased. The clear sky shone as if nothing had happened.

While the potatoes appeared entirely normal, their origin remained a puzzling mystery. Word of the bizarre event soon traveled far and wide. Clerics and scholars debated its meaning for years, but none could agree on an explanation. The people of Tisno, however, were simply glad for the free food. And so the town became famous throughout Croatia for its annual Potato Festival, commemorating that very unusual day when potatoes fell from the skies above. A day that continues to crop up in local legends to this day.