The original post: /r/damnthatsinteresting by /u/arkam_uzumaki on 2024-10-12 04:49:20.

Original Title: In the 1940s, a chicken called Mike lived for 18 months without a head. He had been almost completely beheaded with an axe, but crucially the jugular vein and most of the brainstem were left intact. This left just enough brain function for essential functions, like breathing.