To prove that meat would keep longer if frozen, the scientist Sir Frances Bacon killed a chicken, plucked out its feathers, and stuffed it with snow. He later caught pneumonia and died. There have been many ghost sightings at the site of his death, but not the ghost of Bacon. Instead, many report seeing a headless chicken pecking at the ground with its neck.
- Jonathan Wojcik, "The 7 Most Ridiculous Ghost Stories From Around the World." Cracked.com, October 31, 2010
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