Raining frogs is a rare but documented meteorological phenomenon where small frogs or toads fall from the sky during storms, often reported throughout history. Scientists believe tornadic waterspouts over lakes or oceans suck up small aquatic animals and deposit them miles away when the storm loses energy.
Cases have been reported worldwide, including in Serbia (2005), Japan (2009), and numerous US reports in Kansas City (1873) and Minneapolis (1901). But is there is real good, actual videos of this? That is the question. But the answer is no. Which is quite amazing in this world full of phones that take videos.
Now, on the fake side, I've seen it. The frog rain scene in the movie Magnolia (see scene below) is a surreal climax that serves as a collective "reset" for the film’s characters, forcing them to confront their personal crises. While visually bizarre, the scene is grounded in several layers of meaning. The film's prologue establishes the theme of "strange but true" coincidences. Director Paul Thomas Anderson was inspired by the works of Charles Fort, a researcher of unexplained phenomena who documented historical reports of "animal rain" caused by meteorological events like waterspouts.
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