What's that strange flapping sound coming over the hill?

At the quack of dawn, no less?

Is that a flock of a thousand ducks?

Maybe five thousand?

Wait, there's more.

Across China, more than 100,000 ducks are being herded into some sort of massive

flapping army. Has there been an explosion in a nearby

bread factory, or has a giant grain silo flipped over? Why else would such a huge gathering of ducks

ever occur? Unless they've been trained for this, but who would train an army of more than 100,000 ducks?

It turns out the answer to that question lies with the Chinese government.

Amazingly, every last one of these ducks has an invaluable purpose,

one that could save the population of an entire country.

Intrigued? Well, then let's deep dive into the population of an entire country. Intrigued?

Well, then let's deep dive into the mystery of why China decided to assemble a duck army

and discover even more of the strange and unbelievable ways birds have been used for foul play in warfare.

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening.

You're listening.

You're listening.

You're be amazed.

Before we get into China's Ducks, though, we need to head over to America and learn about a creature that's a little less cute and a lot more annoying.

Mayflies.

If you ever decide to go for a canoe trip down the Mississippi River,

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