In the film that started a global phenomenon, a freak cyclone scoops up sharks from the ocean and carries them into the path of landlubber L.A. residents. Believe it or not, the idea is sound. There really is a thing called “animal rain,” in which “tornadic waterspouts” pick up small animals and carry them through the air for several miles. Just ask the folks of Texacana, Texas, who were pelted with falling fish in January of this year.

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